All About Color #AEC421

#AEC421

About #AEC421

#AEC421 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #AEC421. In RGB it is red 174, green 196, blue 33; in HSL it is hue 68°, saturation 71%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 11%, 0%, 83%, 23%. Its contrast ratio is 1.96:1 on white and 10.72:1 on black.

#AEC421 Color Conversion

Hex tripletAE, C4, 21
CMYK11.22%, 0.00%, 83.16%, 23.14%
RGB Decimal174, 196, 33
HSL68°, 71%, 45%
RGB Octal256, 304, 41
HSV (HSB)68.10°, 83.16%, 76.86%
RGB Binary10101110, 11000100, 100001
CIE-L*AB75.19, -26.46, 70.62
RGB Percent68.24%, 76.86%, 12.94%
CIE-L*CH75.19, 75.42, 110.54
XYZ37.47, 48.59, 8.84
CIE-L*UV75.19, -8.59, 81.38
xyY0.39, 0.51, 48.59
Hunter-Lab69.71, -26.03, 41.27
RYB12.94%, 76.86%, 21.57%

Color Accessibility Scores

#AEC421 on a dark background: contrast 10.72:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#AEC421 on a light background: contrast 1.96:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #AEC421, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#AEC421 · #D2E45E · #697614 · #3721C4 · #705EE4

Analogous palette

#C43721 · #C48821 · #AEC421 · #5DC421 · #21C437

Triadic palette

#AEC421 · #21AEC4 · #C421AE · #D2E45E · #5ED2E4

Tetradic palette

#AEC421 · #21C488 · #3721C4 · #C4215D · #697614

Monochromatic palette

#3A410B · #748316 · #AEC421 · #CEE151 · #E0ED92

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