Recognised as Colour
#AEA357
- #AEA357
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AEA357 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 163, 87 and HSL 52°, 35%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AEA357#AEA357
HEX#AEA357
RGBrgb(174, 163, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6392, 0.3412
RGB percentages68.2%, 63.9%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(52.4, 34.9%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 50%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 6.3%, 50%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,445,079
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA357;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#515CA8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5762AE
Analogous#AE7757, #8EAE57
Triadic#57AEA3, #A357AE
Split complementary#578EAE, #7757AE
Tetradic#57AE77, #5762AE, #AE578E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G163
B87
Red174 (68.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue52.41°
Saturation (HSL)34.94%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G A3 · B 57
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