Colour

#AEA37C

#AEA37C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#AEA37C is a yellow with RGB values 174, 163, 124 and HSL 47°, 24%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#AEA37C#AEA37C

HEX#AEA37C

RGBrgb(174, 163, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6392, 0.4863

RGB percentages68.2%, 63.9%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(46.8, 23.6%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.8, 28.7%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 6.3%, 28.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,445,116

CSS custom property--colour: #AEA37C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1

Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#515C83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ABA179no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEA57Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B69D99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 11.1 Burlywood · ΔE 15.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.8 Dark grey · ΔE 22 Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.5 Wheat · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C87AE

Analogous#AE8A7C, #A0AE7C

Triadic#7CAEA3, #A37CAE

Split complementary#7CA0AE, #8A7CAE

Tetradic#7CAE8A, #7C87AE, #AE7CA0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFCFA

Lighter +30%#E8E5DB

Lighter +20%#D5CFBB

Lighter +10%#C1B99C

Darker −10%#998C5E

Darker −20%#796F4B

Darker −30%#5A5237

Darker −40%#3A3524

More saturated +25%#C9B262

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R174

G163

B124

Red174 (68.2%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue46.8°

Saturation (HSL)23.58%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G A3 · B 7C

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