#A3AD47#A3AD47
#A3AD47 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.127 H 114.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A3AD47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 173, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 42%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 59%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.8%, 0%, 59%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.12, -17.71, 50.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.12, 53.05, 109.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.9% -0.0521 0.1154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.9% 0.127 114.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1858, 38.1291, 11.6768) |
| Luminance | 0.3813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 3.98
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 4.77
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 5.06
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 5.15
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 5.25
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A3AD47 #5147AD
analogous
#AD8447 #A3AD47 #70AD47
triadic
#A3AD47 #47A3AD #AD47A3
tetradic
#A3AD47 #47AD84 #5147AD #AD4770
square
#A3AD47 #47AD84 #5147AD #AD4770
split-complementary
#A3AD47 #4770AD #8447AD
monochromatic
#515623 #7A8235 #A3AD47 #BBC36E #CFD599
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#A3AD47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#A3AD47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A3AD47
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A3AD47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A3AD47 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A53C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A74D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADA497
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a3ad47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 173, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.127 114.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1c57e',
500: '#a3ad47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a3ad47; $custom-light: #c1c57e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a3ad47",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 173,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.882,
"s": 41.803,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71902,
"c": 0.12661,
"h": 114.3
},
"luminance": 0.38129
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A3AD47
secondary
#938EC1
accent
#56D262
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F8F8EE
border
#D1D1C9
text
#13120A
muted
#82817C