Recognised as Colour
#AEAC27
- #AEAC27
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#AEAC27 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 172, 39 and HSL 59°, 63%, 42%. 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
#AEAC27#AEAC27
HEX#AEAC27
RGBrgb(174, 172, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6745, 0.1529
RGB percentages68.2%, 67.5%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(59.1, 63.4%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.1, 77.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 77.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,335
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAC27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5153D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2729AE
Analogous#AE6827, #6DAE27
Triadic#27AEAC, #AC27AE
Split complementary#276DAE, #6827AE
Tetradic#27AE68, #2729AE, #AE276D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G172
B39
Red174 (68.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue59.11°
Saturation (HSL)63.38%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G AC · B 27
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