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Colour

#AEAA00

  • #AEAA00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#AEAA00 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 170, 0 and HSL 59°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#AEAA00#AEAA00
HEX#AEAA00
RGBrgb(174, 170, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6667, 0
RGB percentages68.2%, 66.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(58.6, 100%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.6, 100%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 2.3%, 100%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,446,784
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAA00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#5155FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9A300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCA71Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BC9E90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 20.9Goldenrod · ΔE 22.9Yellow green · ΔE 25.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.5Olivedrab · ΔE 28.1Gold · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 20.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0004AE
Analogous#AE5300, #5BAE00
Triadic#00AEAA, #AA00AE
Split complementary#005BAE, #5300AE
Tetradic#00AE53, #0004AE, #AE005B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFC7B
Lighter +30%#FFFB48
Lighter +20%#FFFA15
Lighter +10%#E1DC00
Darker −10%#7B7800
Darker −20%#484600
Darker −30%#151500
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AEAA00
Less saturated −25%#989516

Channel breakdown

R174
G170
B0
Red174 (68.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue58.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G AA · B 00

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