Recognised as Colour
#AEA82F
- #AEA82F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#AEA82F is a yellow with RGB values 174, 168, 47 and HSL 57°, 57%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#AEA82F#AEA82F
HEX#AEA82F
RGBrgb(174, 168, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6588, 0.1843
RGB percentages68.2%, 65.9%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(57.2, 57.5%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.2, 73%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 73%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,446,319
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA82F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#5157D0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2F35AE
Analogous#AE692F, #75AE2F
Triadic#2FAEA8, #A82FAE
Split complementary#2F75AE, #682FAE
Tetradic#2FAE68, #2F35AE, #AE2F75
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G168
B47
Red174 (68.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue57.17°
Saturation (HSL)57.47%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G A8 · B 2F
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