#AEBD44#AEBD44
#AEBD44 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.458; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.145 H 115.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEBD44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 189, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 0%, 64%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.42, -21.36, 57.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.42, 61.15, 110.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.35% -0.0633 0.1302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.35% 0.145 115.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6974, 45.8117, 12.3771) |
| Luminance | 0.4581 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 3.40
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 3.47
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 3.72
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 3.95
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 4.17
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEBD44 #5344BD
analogous
#BD8F44 #AEBD44 #71BD44
triadic
#AEBD44 #44AEBD #BD44AE
tetradic
#AEBD44 #44BD8F #5344BD #BD4471
square
#AEBD44 #44BD8F #5344BD #BD4471
split-complementary
#AEBD44 #4471BD #8F44BD
monochromatic
#5C6323 #859133 #AEBD44 #C2CD71 #D5DD9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#AEBD44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.16
#AEBD44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEBD44
10.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEBD44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEBD44 | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.16 | 10.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB434
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B54C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8B3A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aebd44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 189, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.145 115.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9d07e',
500: '#aebd44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aebd44; $custom-light: #c9d07e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aebd44",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 189,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.438,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76354,
"c": 0.14478,
"h": 115.9
},
"luminance": 0.45811
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEBD44
secondary
#9A93C9
accent
#50D761
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F9EE
border
#D2D2C9
text
#13140A
muted
#82827C