#AEBB3C#AEBB3C
#AEBB3C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.148 H 115.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEBB3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 187, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 0%, 67.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.80, -20.87, 59.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.80, 63.40, 109.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.84% -0.0628 0.1344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.84% 0.148 115) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0424, 44.8662, 11.0354) |
| Luminance | 0.4487 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 3.09
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 3.30
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 3.40
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.51
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 3.97
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 4.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEBB3C #493CBB
analogous
#BB883C #AEBB3C #6EBB3C
triadic
#AEBB3C #3CAEBB #BB3CAE
tetradic
#AEBB3C #3CBB88 #493CBB #BB3C6E
square
#AEBB3C #3CBB88 #493CBB #BB3C6E
split-complementary
#AEBB3C #3C6EBB #883CBB
monochromatic
#585E1E #838D2D #AEBB3C #C3CE66 #D5DD95
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#AEBB3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.97
#AEBB3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEBB3C
9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEBB3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEBB3C | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.97 | 9.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B229
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B445
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9B0A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aebb3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 187, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.148 115.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9cf79',
500: '#aebb3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aebb3c; $custom-light: #c9cf79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aebb3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 187,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 66.142,
"s": 51.417,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75838,
"c": 0.14833,
"h": 115
},
"luminance": 0.44866
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEBB3C
secondary
#918BC8
accent
#4DDB5B
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F9EE
border
#D2D2C9
text
#14130A
muted
#82827C