#aebe5b

Color #aebe5b

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 13.97 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aebe5b

RGB

rgb(174, 190, 91)

HSL

hsl(69.7, 43.2%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(69.7, 52.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 0%, 52.1%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(73.92, -20.03, 47.56)

LCH

lch(73.92, 51.61, 112.84)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.1259, 117.07)

HWB

hwb(69.7, 35.7%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b5bbe

Analogous

#be9c5b

#aebe5b

#7dbe5b

Triadic

#aebe5b

#5baebe

#be5bae

Split-complementary

#aebe5b

#5b7dbe

#9c5bbe

Tetradic

#aebe5b

#5bbe6b

#6b5bbe

#be5bae

Square

#aebe5b

#5bbe9c

#6b5bbe

#be5b7d

Shades

Color #aebe5b mixed toward black.

#97a843

#798635

#5b6528

#3d431b

#1e220d

Tints

Color #aebe5b mixed toward white.

#bbc976

#c9d492

#d6dead

#e4e9c8

#f1f4e4

Tones

Color #aebe5b mixed toward gray.

#a8b663

#a3ad6c

#9da574

#989d7c

#929584

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b57d · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#b4b383 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#af9195 · ΔE 36

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aebe5b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aebe5b]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#aebe5b (#aebe5b) is rgb(174, 190, 91) in RGB.

No, #aebe5b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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