Recognised as Colour
#AEAA9C
- #AEAA9C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEAA9C is a yellow with RGB values 174, 170, 156 and HSL 47°, 10%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AEAA9C#AEAA9C
HEX#AEAA9C
RGBrgb(174, 170, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6667, 0.6118
RGB percentages68.2%, 66.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(46.7, 10%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 10.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 2.3%, 10.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,446,940
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAA9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#515563
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CA0AE
Analogous#AEA19C, #A9AE9C
Triadic#9CAEAA, #AA9CAE
Split complementary#9CA9AE, #A19CAE
Tetradic#9CAEA1, #9CA0AE, #AE9CA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G170
B156
Red174 (68.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)10%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G AA · B 9C
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