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Recognised as Colour

#AEA402

  • #AEA402
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#AEA402 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 164, 2 and HSL 57°, 98%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#AEA402#AEA402
HEX#AEA402
RGBrgb(174, 164, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6431, 0.0078
RGB percentages68.2%, 64.3%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(56.5, 97.7%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.5, 98.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 5.7%, 98.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,445,250
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA402;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#515BFD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B49E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7A31Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BC988Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 18.8Goldenrod · ΔE 20.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.8Olivedrab · ΔE 28.1Yellow green · ΔE 29Gold · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 18.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#020CAE
Analogous#AE4E02, #62AE02
Triadic#02AEA4, #A402AE
Split complementary#0262AE, #4E02AE
Tetradic#02AE4E, #020CAE, #AE0262

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF67E
Lighter +30%#FDF34C
Lighter +20%#FCEF1A
Lighter +10%#E0D403
Darker −10%#7C7401
Darker −20%#494501
Darker −30%#171500
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B0A600
Less saturated −25%#989118

Channel breakdown

R174
G164
B2
Red174 (68.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue56.51°
Saturation (HSL)97.73%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G A4 · B 02

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