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Colour

#AEA62D

  • #AEA62D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#AEA62D is a yellow with RGB values 174, 166, 45 and HSL 56°, 59%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#AEA62D#AEA62D
HEX#AEA62D
RGBrgb(174, 166, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.651, 0.1765
RGB percentages68.2%, 65.1%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(56.3, 58.9%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.3, 74.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 74.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,445,805
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA62D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#5159D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A015no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A536no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BB9B8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 15.4Dark khaki · ΔE 21.5Goldenrod · ΔE 21.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.4Olivedrab · ΔE 23.4Khaki · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D35AE
Analogous#AE662D, #76AE2D
Triadic#2DAEA6, #A62DAE
Split complementary#2D76AE, #652DAE
Tetradic#2DAE66, #2D35AE, #AE2D76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEABA
Lighter +30%#E3DE91
Lighter +20%#D8D169
Lighter +10%#CEC540
Darker −10%#857F23
Darker −20%#5D5918
Darker −30%#34320E
Darker −40%#0C0B03
More saturated +25%#C9BE12
Less saturated −25%#938E48

Channel breakdown

R174
G166
B45
Red174 (68.2%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue56.28°
Saturation (HSL)58.9%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G A6 · B 2D

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