Colour
#AEB228
- #AEB228
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#AEB228 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 178, 40 and HSL 62°, 63%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#AEB228#AEB228
HEX#AEB228
RGBrgb(174, 178, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.698, 0.1569
RGB percentages68.2%, 69.8%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(61.7, 63.3%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.7, 77.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK2.2%, 0%, 77.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,448,872
CSS custom property--colour: #AEB228;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#514DD7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C28B2
Analogous#B27128, #69B228
Triadic#28AEB2, #B228AE
Split complementary#2869B2, #7128B2
Tetradic#28B271, #2C28B2, #B22869
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G178
B40
Red174 (68.2%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue61.74°
Saturation (HSL)63.3%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G B2 · B 28
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