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#aeac37 color: Friendly Frog

#aeac37 is rgb(174, 172, 55) in RGB and oklch(72.458% 0.13565 108.39) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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59°
100%

72.5%
0.136
108°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-600
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #aeac37

#aeac37 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 72.5% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 108°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.4:1 contrast and black text 8.76:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Friendly Frog (#b3ac36). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #aeac37 mixed with white

  1. aeac37
  2. b6b451
  3. bdbd67
  4. c5c57c
  5. cdce8f
  6. d5d6a2
  7. dddeb5
  8. e6e6c8
  9. eeefda
  10. f6f7ed

Darker: #aeac37 mixed with black

  1. aeac37
  2. 97952e
  3. 807f26
  4. 6a691e
  5. 555416
  6. 41400f
  7. 2e2d08
  8. 1c1b03
  9. 0b0b01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aeac37 with less saturation

  1. aeac37
  2. adac48
  3. acab56
  4. abab62
  5. aaaa6d
  6. a9aa78
  7. a9a982
  8. a8a88b
  9. a7a894
  10. a6a79d

Questions about #aeac37

What color is #aeac37?

#aeac37 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Friendly Frog. In RGB it is rgb(174, 172, 55), in HSL hsl(58.99, 51.97%, 44.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.458% 0.13565 108.39).

What colors go well with #aeac37?

The complementary color of #aeac37 is #a397f6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d49a2e and #79ba64. The triadic partners are #21b5e9 and #e481b4.

Is white or black text more readable on #aeac37?

Black text reads better on #aeac37: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and black gives 8.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aeac37 a warm or cool color?

#aeac37 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 108 degrees, its lightness 72.5% and its chroma 0.136.