#AEBB59#AEBB59
#AEBB59 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.124 H 115.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEBB59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 187, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 42%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 52%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 0%, 52.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.06, -18.71, 47.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.06, 51.06, 111.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.13% -0.0538 0.1118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.13% 0.124 115.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0296, 45.2610, 16.2348) |
| Luminance | 0.4526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 2.90
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 3.07
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 4.33
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 4.38
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.28
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEBB59 #6659BB
analogous
#BB9759 #AEBB59 #7DBB59
triadic
#AEBB59 #59AEBB #BB59AE
tetradic
#AEBB59 #59BB97 #6659BB #BB597D
square
#AEBB59 #59BB97 #6659BB #BB597D
split-complementary
#AEBB59 #597DBB #9759BB
monochromatic
#646D2D #8C983E #AEBB59 #C3CD84 #D8DFB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#AEBB59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.05
#AEBB59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEBB59
10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEBB59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEBB59 | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.05 | 10.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B350
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B45E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7B2A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aebb59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 187, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.124 115.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8cf8b',
500: '#aebb59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aebb59; $custom-light: #c8cf8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aebb59",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 187,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.959,
"s": 41.88,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76129,
"c": 0.12407,
"h": 115.7
},
"luminance": 0.45261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEBB59
secondary
#A9A3CD
accent
#56D267
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F8F9F0
border
#D1D2CB
text
#13130C
muted
#82827D