Recognised as Colour
#AEAB4F
- #AEAB4F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AEAB4F is a yellow with RGB values 174, 171, 79 and HSL 58°, 38%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AEAB4F#AEAB4F
HEX#AEAB4F
RGBrgb(174, 171, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6706, 0.3098
RGB percentages68.2%, 67.1%, 31%
HSLhsl(58.1, 37.5%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.1, 54.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 54.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,119
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAB4F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#5154B0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4F52AE
Analogous#AE7C4F, #82AE4F
Triadic#4FAEAB, #AB4FAE
Split complementary#4F81AE, #7C4FAE
Tetradic#4FAE7B, #4F52AE, #AE4F81
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G171
B79
Red174 (68.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue58.11°
Saturation (HSL)37.55%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G AB · B 4F
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