#AEAE27#AEAE27
#AEAE27 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.147 H 109.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEAE27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 174, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 78%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 77.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.05, -15.33, 63.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.05, 65.43, 103.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.8% -0.0493 0.1386) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.8% 0.147 109.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9591, 39.4183, 7.7914) |
| Luminance | 0.3942 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.93
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.12
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.52
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.63
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 4.70
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEAE27 #2727AE
analogous
#AE6B27 #AEAE27 #6BAE27
triadic
#AEAE27 #27AEAE #AE27AE
tetradic
#AEAE27 #27AE6B #2727AE #AE276B
square
#AEAE27 #27AE6B #2727AE #AE276B
split-complementary
#AEAE27 #276BAE #6B27AE
monochromatic
#4A4A11 #7C7C1C #AEAE27 #D4D43E #DFDF70
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#AEAE27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#AEAE27 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEAE27
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEAE27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEAE27 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA600
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAA33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BBA395
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aeae27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 174, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.147 109.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac56d',
500: '#aeae27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aeae27; $custom-light: #cac56d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aeae27",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 174,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 63.38,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72796,
"c": 0.14713,
"h": 109.6
},
"luminance": 0.39417
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEAE27
secondary
#6B6BC6
accent
#41E641
background
#FCFCF6
surface
#F9F8EC
border
#D2D1C7
text
#141208
muted
#82817B