Close to Citron
#AEB010
#AEB010 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Citron. In RGB it’s made of 68.2% red, 69% green, and 6.3% blue. Its hue is 61°, with 83% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AEB010.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.33:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.02:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.33:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.02:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AEB010 as they’d see it.
#AEB010 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #AEB010
What color is #AEB010?
#AEB010 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Citron. In RGB it’s made of 68.2% red, 69% green, and 6.3% blue. Its hue is 61°, with 83% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AEB010 in RGB?
#AEB010 is rgb(174, 176, 16): 174 red, 176 green, and 16 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AEB010 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(1, 0, 91, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AEB010?
PANTONE 398 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AEB010?
Its complement #B999FC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.