Colour

#AEA270

#AEA270
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#AEA270 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 162, 112 and HSL 48°, 28%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#AEA270

RGBrgb(174, 162, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6353, 0.4392

RGB percentages68.2%, 63.5%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(48.4, 27.7%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.4, 35.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 6.9%, 35.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,444,848

CSS custom property--colour: #AEA270;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#515D8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AC9F6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFA472no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B79B95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.6 Burlywood · ΔE 14.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.4 Wheat · ΔE 23.6 Navajo white · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#707CAE

Analogous#AE8370, #9BAE70

Triadic#70AEA2, #A270AE

Split complementary#709BAE, #8370AE

Tetradic#70AE83, #707CAE, #AE709B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8F7F2

Lighter +30%#E5E2D2

Lighter +20%#D3CCB1

Lighter +10%#C0B791

Darker −10%#968955

Darker −20%#756C43

Darker −30%#554E30

Darker −40%#34301E

More saturated +25%#CAB354

Less saturated −25%#92918C

Channel breakdown

R174

G162

B112

Red174 (68.2%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue48.39°

Saturation (HSL)27.68%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G A2 · B 70

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