Recognised as Colour
#AEA111
- #AEA111
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#AEA111 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 161, 17 and HSL 55°, 82%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#AEA111#AEA111
HEX#AEA111
RGBrgb(174, 161, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6314, 0.0667
RGB percentages68.2%, 63.1%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(55, 82.2%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55, 90.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 7.5%, 90.2%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,444,497
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA111;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#515EEE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#111EAE
Analogous#AE5211, #6CAE11
Triadic#11AEA1, #A111AE
Split complementary#116CAE, #5311AE
Tetradic#11AE53, #111EAE, #AE116C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G161
B17
Red174 (68.2%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue55.03°
Saturation (HSL)82.2%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G A1 · B 11
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