Recognised as Colour
#AE9D4E
- #AE9D4E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AE9D4E is a yellow with RGB values 174, 157, 78 and HSL 49°, 38%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AE9D4E#AE9D4E
HEX#AE9D4E
RGBrgb(174, 157, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6157, 0.3059
RGB percentages68.2%, 61.6%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(49.4, 38.1%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 55.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 55.2%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,443,534
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9D4E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#5162B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4E5FAE
Analogous#AE6D4E, #8FAE4E
Triadic#4EAE9D, #9D4EAE
Split complementary#4E8FAE, #6D4EAE
Tetradic#4EAE6D, #4E5FAE, #AE4E8F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G157
B78
Red174 (68.2%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue49.38°
Saturation (HSL)38.1%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 9D · B 4E
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