Colour
#AEAF97
- #AEAF97
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEAF97 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 175, 151 and HSL 62°, 13%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AEAF97#AEAF97
HEX#AEAF97
RGBrgb(174, 175, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6863, 0.5922
RGB percentages68.2%, 68.6%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(62.5, 13%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.5, 13.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK0.6%, 0%, 13.7%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,448,215
CSS custom property--colour: #AEAF97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#515068
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9897AF
Analogous#AFA497, #A2AF97
Triadic#97AEAF, #AF97AE
Split complementary#97A2AF, #A497AF
Tetradic#97AFA4, #9897AF, #AF97A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G175
B151
Red174 (68.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue62.5°
Saturation (HSL)13.04%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G AF · B 97
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