Recognised as Colour
#AEAC2F
- #AEAC2F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#AEAC2F is a yellow with RGB values 174, 172, 47 and HSL 59°, 57%, 43%. 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
#AEAC2F#AEAC2F
HEX#AEAC2F
RGBrgb(174, 172, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6745, 0.1843
RGB percentages68.2%, 67.5%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(59.1, 57.5%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.1, 73%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 1.1%, 73%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,343
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAC2F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 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#A3A3A3
Inverted#5153D0
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#2F31AE
Analogous#AE6C2F, #71AE2F
Triadic#2FAEAC, #AC2FAE
Split complementary#2F71AE, #6D2FAE
Tetradic#2FAE6C, #2F31AE, #AE2F71
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G172
B47
Red174 (68.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue59.06°
Saturation (HSL)57.47%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G AC · B 2F
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