Recognised as Colour
#AEAB3D
- #AEAB3D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#AEAB3D is a yellow with RGB values 174, 171, 61 and HSL 58°, 48%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#AEAB3D#AEAB3D
HEX#AEAB3D
RGBrgb(174, 171, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6706, 0.2392
RGB percentages68.2%, 67.1%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(58.4, 48.1%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.4, 64.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 64.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,101
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAB3D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#5154C2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3D40AE
Analogous#AE723D, #79AE3D
Triadic#3DAEAB, #AB3DAE
Split complementary#3D79AE, #723DAE
Tetradic#3DAE72, #3D40AE, #AE3D79
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G171
B61
Red174 (68.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue58.41°
Saturation (HSL)48.09%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G AB · B 3D
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