#AEBC3E#AEBC3E
#AEBC3E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.148 H 115.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEBC3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 188, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 0%, 67%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.10, -21.25, 59.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.10, 63.07, 109.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.08% -0.0636 0.1337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.08% 0.148 115.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3092, 45.3135, 11.3901) |
| Luminance | 0.4531 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 3.20
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 3.28
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 3.31
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.80
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 3.88
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 3.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEBC3E #4C3EBC
analogous
#BC8B3E #AEBC3E #6FBC3E
triadic
#AEBC3E #3EAEBC #BC3EAE
tetradic
#AEBC3E #3EBC8B #4C3EBC #BC3E6F
square
#AEBC3E #3EBC8B #4C3EBC #BC3E6F
split-complementary
#AEBC3E #3E6FBC #8B3EBC
monochromatic
#596020 #838E2F #AEBC3E #C3CE6A #D5DD98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#AEBC3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.06
#AEBC3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEBC3E
10.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEBC3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEBC3E | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.06 | 10.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B32C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B447
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9B1A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aebc3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 188, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.148 115.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9d07a',
500: '#aebc3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aebc3e; $custom-light: #c9d07a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aebc3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 188,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 66.667,
"s": 50.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76078,
"c": 0.14806,
"h": 115.4
},
"luminance": 0.45313
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEBC3E
secondary
#948DC9
accent
#4EDA5D
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F9EE
border
#D2D2C9
text
#14130A
muted
#82827C