#A3A142#A3A142
#A3A142 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.117 H 108.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A3A142 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 161, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 42%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 60%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 59.5%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.70, -11.88, 48.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.70, 49.94, 103.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.16% -0.0362 0.1116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.16% 0.117 108) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8334, 33.6704, 10.1334) |
| Luminance | 0.3367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.60
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.89
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.44
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 5.74
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 5.99
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A3A142 #4244A3
analogous
#A37142 #A3A142 #74A342
triadic
#A3A142 #42A3A1 #A142A3
tetradic
#A3A142 #42A371 #4244A3 #A34274
square
#A3A142 #42A371 #4244A3 #A34274
split-complementary
#A3A142 #4274A3 #7142A3
monochromatic
#4C4B1F #777630 #A3A142 #C0BE63 #D1D08E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#A3A142 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.73
#A3A142 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A3A142
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A3A142 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A3A142 | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.73 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9B37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AF9F47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE978D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a3a142; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 161, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.117 108.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1bc7a',
500: '#a3a142',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a3a142; $custom-light: #c1bc7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a3a142",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 161,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.763,
"s": 42.358,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69158,
"c": 0.11728,
"h": 108
},
"luminance": 0.3367
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A3A142
secondary
#8486BC
accent
#58D256
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6EE
border
#D1D0C9
text
#131209
muted
#82817B