Recognised as Colour

#AEC338

#AEC338
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#AEC338 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 195, 56 and HSL 69°, 55%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#AEC338#AEC338

HEX#AEC338

RGBrgb(174, 195, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7647, 0.2196

RGB percentages68.2%, 76.5%, 22%

HSLhsl(69.1, 55.4%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.1, 71.3%, 76.5%)

CMYK10.8%, 0%, 71.3%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,453,240

CSS custom property--colour: #AEC338;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.66:1

Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#513CC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0B81Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEB943no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B9B8A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 24.9 Olive · ΔE 27 Khaki · ΔE 28.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4D38C3

Analogous#C39338, #68C338

Triadic#38AEC3, #C338AE

Split complementary#3868C3, #9338C3

Tetradic#38C393, #4D38C3, #C33868

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEF3D4

Lighter +30%#DEE7AD

Lighter +20%#CFDC85

Lighter +10%#BFD15D

Darker −10%#8B9B2D

Darker −20%#677421

Darker −30%#444C16

Darker −40%#21250A

More saturated +25%#C4E219

Less saturated −25%#98A457

Channel breakdown

R174

G195

B56

Red174 (68.2%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue69.06°

Saturation (HSL)55.38%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AE · G C3 · B 38

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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