HEX atlas value

#AEC328

#AEC328 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Peridot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 195, 40, HSL 68, 66%, 46%, has luminance 0.4818, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#AEC328 Sample readable text

HEX #AEC328

RGB rgb(174, 195, 40)

HSL hsl(68 66% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(11, 0, 79, 24)

Luminance 0.4818

Contrast Black 10.64:1White 1.97:1

CSS

--color-aec328: #AEC328;
.background-aec328 { background-color: #AEC328; }
.text-aec328 { color: #AEC328; }

Luminance0.4818

Black text10.64:1AA Pass

White text1.97:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#AEC328","rgb":[174,195,40],"hsl":[68,66,46],"cmyk":[11,0,79,24],"luminance":0.4818,"contrast":{"black":10.64,"white":1.97}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.97,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D0E067","hex":"#D0E067","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.54,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C1DD0E","hex":"#C1DD0E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.62,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Peridot adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/aec328.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3D28C3","analogous":["#C38A28","#61C328"],"triadic":["#28AEC3","#C328AE"],"tetradic":["#28C38A","#3D28C3","#C32861"],"splitComplementary":["#2861C3","#8A28C3"],"monochromatic":["#D0E067","#AEC328","#6A7718"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D0E067","dark":"#6A7718","saturated":"#C1DD0E","desaturated":"#9BA942","pastel":"#D1DB8F","neon":"#E0FF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":7.280109889280518},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":14.696938456699069},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":24.49489742783178},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":39.57271787481876},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":39.57271787481876}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AEC328

#AEC328 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #AEC328 is visually closest to Peridot, a named yellow color with HEX #B4C424.

The RGB channels are 174, 195, and 40, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 66% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.4818, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.28, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.64:1AA Pass

White text1.97:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AEC328 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.64:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.97:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D0E067#000000 text · best 14.54:1#D0E067

#C1DD0E#000000 text · best 13.62:1#C1DD0E

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

Generated Palette

#AEC328#AEC328

#3D28C3#3D28C3

#C38A28#C38A28

#61C328#61C328

#D0E067#D0E067

#6A7718#6A7718

Color Harmonies

#3D28C3#3D28C3

#C38A28#C38A28

#61C328#61C328

#28AEC3#28AEC3

#C328AE#C328AE

Variants

#D0E067#D0E067

#6A7718#6A7718

#C1DD0E#C1DD0E

#9BA942#9BA942

#D1DB8F#D1DB8F

#E0FF14#E0FF14

Nearest Named Colors

Peridot#B4C424

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#AEC328

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AEC328

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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