Recognised as Colour
#AEAE4B
- #AEAE4B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AEAE4B is a yellow with RGB values 174, 174, 75 and HSL 60°, 40%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AEAE4B#AEAE4B
HEX#AEAE4B
RGBrgb(174, 174, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6824, 0.2941
RGB percentages68.2%, 68.2%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(60, 39.8%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 56.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 56.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,883
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAE4B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#5151B4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4B4BAE
Analogous#AE7D4B, #7DAE4B
Triadic#4BAEAE, #AE4BAE
Split complementary#4B7DAE, #7D4BAE
Tetradic#4BAE7D, #4B4BAE, #AE4B7D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G174
B75
Red174 (68.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)39.76%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AE · G AE · B 4B
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