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Recognised as Colour

#AEAE2D

  • #AEAE2D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#AEAE2D is a yellow with RGB values 174, 174, 45 and HSL 60°, 59%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#AEAE2D#AEAE2D
HEX#AEAE2D
RGBrgb(174, 174, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6824, 0.1765
RGB percentages68.2%, 68.2%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(60, 58.9%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 74.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 74.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,853
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAE2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#5151D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCA711no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAA37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BBA395no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 18.1Olivedrab · ΔE 22.9Dark khaki · ΔE 23.7Yellow green · ΔE 24.6Goldenrod · ΔE 24.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 18.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D2DAE
Analogous#AE6E2D, #6EAE2D
Triadic#2DAEAE, #AE2DAE
Split complementary#2D6EAE, #6E2DAE
Tetradic#2DAE6E, #2D2DAE, #AE2D6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEDBA
Lighter +30%#E3E391
Lighter +20%#D8D869
Lighter +10%#CECE40
Darker −10%#858523
Darker −20%#5D5D18
Darker −30%#34340E
Darker −40%#0C0C03
More saturated +25%#C9C912
Less saturated −25%#939348

Channel breakdown

R174
G174
B45
Red174 (68.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)58.9%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AE · G AE · B 2D

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