Colour
#AEB01B
- #AEB01B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#AEB01B is a yellow with RGB values 174, 176, 27 and HSL 61°, 73%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#AEB01B#AEB01B
HEX#AEB01B
RGBrgb(174, 176, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6902, 0.1059
RGB percentages68.2%, 69%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(60.8, 73.4%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.8, 84.7%, 69%)
CMYK1.1%, 0%, 84.7%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,448,347
CSS custom property--colour: #AEB01B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#514FE4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D1BB0
Analogous#B0671B, #64B01B
Triadic#1BAEB0, #B01BAE
Split complementary#1B64B0, #681BB0
Tetradic#1BB067, #1D1BB0, #B01B63
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G176
B27
Red174 (68.2%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue60.81°
Saturation (HSL)73.4%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G B0 · B 1B
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