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#AEAC6B

#aeac6b ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aeac6b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 67.45% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.15% magenta, 38.51% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 58.21°, with 29.26% saturation and 55.1% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.3957

Complementary

  1. #aeac6b
  2. #6b6dae

Split complementary

  1. #aeac6b
  2. #6b8fae
  3. #8b6bae

Analogous

  1. #ae8b6b
  2. #aeac6b
  3. #8fae6b

Triadic

  1. #aeac6b
  2. #6baeac
  3. #ac6bae

Tetradic

  1. #aeac6b
  2. #6dae6b
  3. #6b6dae
  4. #ac6bae

Square

  1. #aeac6b
  2. #6bae8b
  3. #6b6dae
  4. #ae6b8f

Monochromatic

  1. #53522d
  2. #848248
  3. #aeac6b
  4. #c9c89c
  5. #e4e3ce

Shades

#aeac6b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeac6b
  2. #9d9b60
  3. #8b8a56
  4. #7a784b
  5. #686740
  6. #575636
  7. #46452b
  8. #343420
  9. #232215
  10. #11110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeac6b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeac6b
  2. #b6b47a
  3. #bebd89
  4. #c6c597
  5. #cecda6
  6. #d7d6b5
  7. #dfdec4
  8. #e7e6d3
  9. #efeee1
  10. #f7f7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeac6b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeac6b
  2. #a9a86d
  3. #a5a36f
  4. #a09f71
  5. #9c9a73
  6. #979676
  7. #929278
  8. #8e8d7a
  9. #89897c
  10. #85847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abaa94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a766 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8aa6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7a49c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a968 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4ab6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3a78b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeac6b {
  color: #aeac6b;
}
Background
.bg-aeac6b {
  background-color: #aeac6b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeac6b {
  border: 2px solid #aeac6b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeac6b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 172 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 29% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeac6b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeac6b, #8fae6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeac6b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 172 107 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.96 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.77 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.39 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.07 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.25 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.46 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.72 #515394 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#aeac6b  rgb(174, 172, 107)  hsl(58, 29%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#6b6dae  rgb(107, 109, 174)  hsl(238, 29%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#6baeac  rgb(107, 174, 172)  hsl(178, 29%, 55%)  Verdigris
#ac6bae  rgb(172, 107, 174)  hsl(298, 29%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty