#A09A7C#A09A7C
#A09A7C is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.043 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A09A7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 154, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 16%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 23%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 22.5%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.38, -2.88, 16.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.38, 16.82, 99.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.33% -0.0059 0.0423) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.33% 0.043 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6908, 32.0405, 23.6852) |
| Luminance | 0.3204 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 3.63
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.40
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 5.19
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 6.35
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 7.12
Brown Grey
#8D8468
ΔE00 7.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A09A7C #7C82A0
analogous
#A0887C #A09A7C #94A07C
triadic
#A09A7C #7CA09A #9A7CA0
tetradic
#A09A7C #7CA088 #7C82A0 #A07C94
square
#A09A7C #7CA088 #7C82A0 #A07C94
split-complementary
#A09A7C #7C94A0 #887CA0
monochromatic
#5E5944 #817B5E #A09A7C #BAB59F #D3D1C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#A09A7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.41
#A09A7C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A09A7C
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A09A7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A09A7C | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.41 | 7.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0987A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29A7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A69692
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a09a7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 154, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.043 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcb7a2',
500: '#a09a7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a09a7c; $custom-light: #bcb7a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a09a7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 154,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50,
"s": 15.929,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68328,
"c": 0.04272,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.3204
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A09A7C
secondary
#B4B7C3
accent
#7BB96F
background
#FBFBF9
surface
#F6F6F2
border
#D0D0CC
text
#12110F
muted
#81807E