Recognised as Colour
#AEBD5B
- #AEBD5B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AEBD5B is a yellow with RGB values 174, 189, 91 and HSL 69°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AEBD5B#AEBD5B
HEX#AEBD5B
RGBrgb(174, 189, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7412, 0.3569
RGB percentages68.2%, 74.1%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(69.2, 42.6%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.2, 51.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK7.9%, 0%, 51.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,451,739
CSS custom property--colour: #AEBD5B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#5142A4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6A5BBD
Analogous#BD9B5B, #7DBD5B
Triadic#5BAEBD, #BD5BAE
Split complementary#5B7DBD, #9B5BBD
Tetradic#5BBD9B, #6A5BBD, #BD5B7D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G189
B91
Red174 (68.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue69.18°
Saturation (HSL)42.61%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G BD · B 5B
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