#aec615 Color Information

#aec615 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #aec615. In RGB, it consists of 68.2% Red, 77.6% Green, and 8.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 12.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 89.4% Yellow, and 22.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 68.1°, with saturation of 80.8% and lightness of 42.9%. The decimal value for #aec615 is 11453973, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cc00. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #aec615 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#aec615 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color174, 198, 21 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color68.2%, 77.6%, 8.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.318, 0.224, 0.918 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.121, 0, 0.894, 0.224 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color68.1°, 80.8%, 42.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color68.1°, 89.4%, 77.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color37.785, 49.441, 8.261 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color21, 198, 45 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11453973 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color75.725, -27.719, 73.478 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)75.725, 78.532, 110.669 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color75.725, -9.743, 83.658 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color70.314, -27.129, 42.254 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.396, 0.518, 49.441 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289644053 / 0xffaec615 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99cc00 Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #aec615

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #aec615, its pure hue is 68.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.8%, and its lightness is 42.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #aec615, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #161903 to #98ad12.

Tints of #aec615

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #aec615, its pure hue is 68.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.8%, and its lightness is 42.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #aec615, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b8cd32 to #f5f8e2.

Tones of #aec615

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #aec615, its pure hue is 68.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #aec615, which range from #6e6e6e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #bddb00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #aec615

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #aec615! For #aec615, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #aec615. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #aec615

This color, #aec615, consists of 68.2% Red, 77.6% Green, and 8.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 174, Green = 198, Blue = 21. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #aec615 is 12.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 89.4% Yellow, and 22.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R68.2%
C12.1%
G77.6%
M0.0%
B8.2%
Y89.4%
K22.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 174 198 21
Octal 256 306 25
Hexa #ae #c6 #15
Binary 10101110 11000110 00010101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 12 0 89 22
Octal 14 0 131 26
Hexa #0c #00 #59 #16
Binary 00001100 00000000 01011001 00010110

Analogous Colors of #aec615

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #aec615 — which has hue 68.1° — its analogous colors are located at 38.1° and 98.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aec615.

Triadic Colors of #aec615

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #aec615 — which has hue 68.1° — its triadic colors are located at 68.1° and 308.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aec615.

Complementary Color of #aec615

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #aec615 — which has hue 68.1° — its complementary color is located at 248.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aec615.

Split Complementary Colors of #aec615

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #aec615 — which has hue 68.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 68.1° and 278.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aec615.

Tetradic Colors of #aec615

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #aec615 — which has hue 68.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 338.1°, 68.1°, 158.1°, and 248.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aec615.

Monochromatic Colors of #aec615

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #aec615, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #535e10 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e0f652 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #aec615

We want to make getting started with #aec615 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #aec615 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #aec615 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #aec615 with other HTML elements.

#aec615 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #aec615.
<span style="color: #aec615;">The color of this text is #aec615.</span>

#aec615 Background Color

The background color for this text is #aec615.
<div style="background-color: #aec615; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #aec615.</div>

#aec615 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #aec615.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #aec615;">This color for the shadow of this text is #aec615.</span>

#aec615 Border Color

This is a div with border color #aec615.
<div style="border: #aec615 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #aec615.</div>

#aec615 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #aec615 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aec615; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aec615 on a white background.</div></div>

#aec615 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #aec615 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aec615; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aec615 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #aec615 to White

This is a gradient from #aec615 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aec615,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aec615,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aec615,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aec615,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aec615 to white.</div>

Gradient from #aec615 to Black

This is a gradient from #aec615 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aec615,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aec615,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aec615,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aec615,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aec615 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #aec615

In addition to using #aec615 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #aec615 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #aec615, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 174, Green = 198, Blue = 21). If you need details about the color coordinates of #aec615 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #aec615
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(174, 198, 21)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #aec615; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #aec615; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #aec615; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(174, 198, 21);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#aec615")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:174, green:198, blue:21, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:174 green:198 blue:21 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(174f, 198f, 21f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(174, 198, 21);
 

#aec615 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #aec615 the same way. For those with color blindness, #aec615 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #aec615 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #aec615 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #aec615 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #aec615 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #aec615 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text