Colour
#AE9E50
- #AE9E50
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AE9E50 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 158, 80 and HSL 50°, 37%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AE9E50#AE9E50
HEX#AE9E50
RGBrgb(174, 158, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6196, 0.3137
RGB percentages68.2%, 62%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(49.8, 37%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 54%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.2%, 54%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,443,792
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9E50;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#5161AF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5060AE
Analogous#AE6F50, #8FAE50
Triadic#50AE9E, #9E50AE
Split complementary#508FAE, #6F50AE
Tetradic#50AE6F, #5060AE, #AE508F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G158
B80
Red174 (68.2%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue49.79°
Saturation (HSL)37.01%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 9E · B 50
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