Colour

#AEA700

#AEA700
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#AEA700 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 167, 0 and HSL 58°, 100%, 34%. 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

#AEA700#AEA700

HEX#AEA700

RGBrgb(174, 167, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6549, 0

RGB percentages68.2%, 65.5%, 0%

HSLhsl(57.6, 100%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.6, 100%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 4%, 100%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,446,016

CSS custom property--colour: #AEA700;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.4 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#9C9C9C

Inverted#5158FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7A000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9A51Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BC9B8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 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

Olive · ΔE 19.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.7 Yellow green · ΔE 27.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.1 Gold · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 19.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0007AE

Analogous#AE5000, #5EAE00

Triadic#00AEA7, #A700AE

Split complementary#005EAE, #5000AE

Tetradic#00AE50, #0007AE, #AE005E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFA7B

Lighter +30%#FFF848

Lighter +20%#FFF615

Lighter +10%#E1D800

Darker −10%#7B7600

Darker −20%#484500

Darker −30%#151400

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AEA700

Less saturated −25%#989316

Channel breakdown

R174

G167

Red174 (68.2%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue57.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G A7 · B 00

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