Colour

#AEB049

#AEB049
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#AEB049 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 176, 73 and HSL 61°, 41%, 49%. 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

#AEB049#AEB049

HEX#AEB049

RGBrgb(174, 176, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6902, 0.2863

RGB percentages68.2%, 69%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(61.2, 41.4%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(61.2, 58.5%, 69%)

CMYK1.1%, 0%, 58.5%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,448,393

CSS custom property--colour: #AEB049;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#514FB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDA93Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEAC4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B9A69Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 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 text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 13.7 Olive · ΔE 18.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 20.6 Khaki · ΔE 22.1 Yellow green · ΔE 28.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4B49B0

Analogous#B07E49, #7BB049

Triadic#49AEB0, #B049AE

Split complementary#497BB0, #7F49B0

Tetradic#49B07E, #4B49B0, #B0497A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEEED7

Lighter +30%#DEDFB3

Lighter +20%#CFD08F

Lighter +10%#C0C16B

Darker −10%#8A8C3A

Darker −20%#67682B

Darker −30%#43441C

Darker −40%#1F200D

More saturated +25%#CCCF2A

Less saturated −25%#909168

Channel breakdown

R174

G176

B73

Red174 (68.2%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue61.17°

Saturation (HSL)41.37%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AE · G B0 · B 49

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Colour values

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