Recognised as Colour
#AEBD00
- #AEBD00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#AEBD00 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 189, 0 and HSL 65°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#AEBD00#AEBD00
HEX#AEBD00
RGBrgb(174, 189, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7412, 0
RGB percentages68.2%, 74.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(64.8, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.8, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK7.9%, 0%, 100%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,451,648
CSS custom property--colour: #AEBD00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#5142FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0F00BD
Analogous#BD6E00, #50BD00
Triadic#00AEBD, #BD00AE
Split complementary#004FBD, #6E00BD
Tetradic#00BD6E, #0F00BD, #BD004F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G189
B0
Red174 (68.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue64.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G BD · B 00
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