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Recognised as Colour

#AEB385

  • #AEB385
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#AEB385 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 179, 133 and HSL 67°, 23%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#AEB385#AEB385
HEX#AEB385
RGBrgb(174, 179, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.702, 0.5216
RGB percentages68.2%, 70.2%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(66.5, 23.2%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.5, 25.7%, 70.2%)
CMYK2.8%, 0%, 25.7%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,449,221
CSS custom property--colour: #AEB385;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#514C7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAAF82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAB087no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B4AEA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 15Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.2Dark khaki · ΔE 16.4Burlywood · ΔE 18.8Wheat · ΔE 21Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 14.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A85B3
Analogous#B3A185, #97B385
Triadic#85AEB3, #B385AE
Split complementary#8597B3, #A185B3
Tetradic#85B3A1, #8A85B3, #B38597

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEEE3
Lighter +20%#D8DAC4
Lighter +10%#C3C7A4
Darker −10%#999F66
Darker −20%#7C8151
Darker −30%#5E623D
Darker −40%#404329
More saturated +25%#C1CC6C
Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R174
G179
B133
Red174 (68.2%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue66.52°
Saturation (HSL)23.23%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G B3 · B 85

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