Recognised as Colour
#AEBF28
- #AEBF28
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#AEBF28 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 191, 40 and HSL 67°, 65%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#AEBF28#AEBF28
HEX#AEBF28
RGBrgb(174, 191, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.749, 0.1569
RGB percentages68.2%, 74.9%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(66.8, 65.4%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.8, 79.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK8.9%, 0%, 79.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,452,200
CSS custom property--colour: #AEBF28;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.28:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#5140D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3928BF
Analogous#BF8428, #63BF28
Triadic#28AEBF, #BF28AE
Split complementary#2863BF, #8428BF
Tetradic#28BF84, #3928BF, #BF2863
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G191
B40
Red174 (68.2%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue66.75°
Saturation (HSL)65.37%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G BF · B 28
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