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Colour

#AEC615

  • #AEC615
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#AEC615 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 198, 21 and HSL 68°, 81%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#AEC615#AEC615
HEX#AEC615
RGBrgb(174, 198, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.7765, 0.0824
RGB percentages68.2%, 77.6%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(68.1, 80.8%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.1, 89.4%, 77.6%)
CMYK12.1%, 0%, 89.4%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,453,973
CSS custom property--colour: #AEC615;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.89:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#5139EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4BA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BB2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B9BAA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.4Yellow · ΔE 30.6Green yellow · ΔE 30.8Gold · ΔE 31.3Olivedrab · ΔE 31.8Olive · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D15C6
Analogous#C68615, #56C615
Triadic#15AEC6, #C615AE
Split complementary#1556C6, #8515C6
Tetradic#15C685, #2D15C6, #C61556

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF7B0
Lighter +30%#E3F282
Lighter +20%#D8ED54
Lighter +10%#CEE826
Darker −10%#859810
Darker −20%#5D6A0B
Darker −30%#343C06
Darker −40%#0C0E01
More saturated +25%#BDDB00
Less saturated −25%#9AAB30

Channel breakdown

R174
G198
B21
Red174 (68.2%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue68.14°
Saturation (HSL)80.82%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AE · G C6 · B 15

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