#A09656#A09656
#A09656 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.086 H 100.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A09656 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 150, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 30%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 46%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 46.3%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.62, -5.54, 34.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.62, 35.38, 99.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.72% -0.0157 0.0841) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.72% 0.086 100.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0839, 29.9590, 13.1583) |
| Luminance | 0.2996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 2.53
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.00
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 5.97
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.62
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 7.98
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 8.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A09656 #5660A0
analogous
#A07156 #A09656 #85A056
triadic
#A09656 #56A096 #9656A0
tetradic
#A09656 #56A071 #5660A0 #A05685
square
#A09656 #56A071 #5660A0 #A05685
split-complementary
#A09656 #5685A0 #7156A0
monochromatic
#504B2B #787141 #A09656 #B8B07B #CDC8A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#A09656 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#A09656 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A09656
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A09656 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A09656 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19251
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A49759
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA8E87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a09656; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 150, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.086 100.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdb487',
500: '#a09656',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a09656; $custom-light: #bdb487; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a09656",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 150,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.892,
"s": 30.081,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66722,
"c": 0.08558,
"h": 100.5
},
"luminance": 0.29958
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A09656
secondary
#979CBB
accent
#6FC661
background
#FBFBF8
surface
#F7F6EF
border
#D0D0CA
text
#12110B
muted
#81807C