All About Color #AEAA42

#AEAA42

About #AEAA42

#AEAA42 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #AEAA42. In RGB it is red 174, green 170, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 58°, saturation 45%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 62%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 2.43:1 on white and 8.63:1 on black.

#AEAA42 Color Conversion

Hex tripletAE, AA, 42
CMYK0.00%, 2.30%, 62.07%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal174, 170, 66
HSL58°, 45%, 47%
RGB Octal256, 252, 102
HSV (HSB)57.78°, 62.07%, 68.24%
RGB Binary10101110, 10101010, 1000010
CIE-L*AB68.12, -11.85, 52.50
RGB Percent68.24%, 66.67%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH68.12, 53.82, 102.72
XYZ32.81, 38.14, 10.79
CIE-L*UV68.12, 7.20, 62.28
xyY0.40, 0.47, 38.14
Hunter-Lab61.76, -13.24, 32.88
RYB27.51%, 68.24%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#AEAA42 on a dark background: contrast 8.63:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#AEAA42 on a light background: contrast 2.43:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #AEAA42, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#AEAA42 · #CECB7E · #6B6929 · #4246AE · #7E80CE

Analogous palette

#AE4246 · #AE7442 · #AEAA42 · #7BAE42 · #46AE42

Triadic palette

#AEAA42 · #42AEAA · #AA42AE · #CECB7E · #7ECECB

Tetradic palette

#AEAA42 · #42AE74 · #4246AE · #AE427B · #6B6929

Monochromatic palette

#3F3E18 · #76742D · #AEAA42 · #CAC772 · #DFDDAA

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