Colour

#AEA997

#AEA997
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#AEA997 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 169, 151 and HSL 47°, 12%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AEA997#AEA997

HEX#AEA997

RGBrgb(174, 169, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6627, 0.5922

RGB percentages68.2%, 66.3%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(47, 12.4%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47, 13.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 2.9%, 13.2%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,446,679

CSS custom property--colour: #AEA997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#515668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ADA896no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFAA98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B2A6A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10 Silver · ΔE 13.2 Tan · ΔE 16.9 Light grey · ΔE 18.3 Gray · ΔE 18.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#979CAE

Analogous#AE9D97, #A8AE97

Triadic#97AEA9, #A997AE

Split complementary#97A8AE, #9D97AE

Tetradic#97AE9D, #979CAE, #AE97A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1F0ED

Lighter +20%#DBD8D0

Lighter +10%#C4C1B4

Darker −10%#98917A

Darker −20%#7D7762

Darker −30%#615C4B

Darker −40%#444135

More saturated +25%#C5B680

Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R174

G169

B151

Red174 (68.2%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue46.96°

Saturation (HSL)12.43%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G A9 · B 97

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Colour values

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