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Colour

#AEAE6D

  • #AEAE6D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#AEAE6D is a yellow with RGB values 174, 174, 109 and HSL 60°, 29%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#AEAE6D#AEAE6D
HEX#AEAE6D
RGBrgb(174, 174, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6824, 0.4275
RGB percentages68.2%, 68.2%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(60, 28.6%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 37.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 37.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,447,917
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAE6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#515192

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A968no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9AC70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#B7A69Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 7Tan · ΔE 18.2Burlywood · ΔE 18.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.7Khaki · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 7.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D6DAE
Analogous#AE8E6D, #8EAE6D
Triadic#6DAEAE, #AE6DAE
Split complementary#6D8EAE, #8E6DAE
Tetradic#6DAE8E, #6D6DAE, #AE6D8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F7F0
Lighter +30%#E5E5CF
Lighter +20%#D2D2AF
Lighter +10%#C0C08E
Darker −10%#959553
Darker −20%#747441
Darker −30%#54542E
Darker −40%#33331C
More saturated +25%#CACA51
Less saturated −25%#929289

Channel breakdown

R174
G174
B109
Red174 (68.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)28.63%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AE · G AE · B 6D

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