#A49657#A49657
#A49657 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.085 H 97.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A49657 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 150, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 31%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 47%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 47%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.99, -3.73, 34.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.99, 35.16, 96.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.11% -0.0106 0.0842) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.11% 0.085 97.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9373, 30.3943, 13.4101) |
| Luminance | 0.3039 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 2.65
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.77
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.39
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.46
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 7.00
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A49657 #5765A4
analogous
#A47057 #A49657 #8CA457
triadic
#A49657 #57A496 #9657A4
tetradic
#A49657 #57A470 #5765A4 #A4578C
square
#A49657 #57A470 #5765A4 #A4578C
split-complementary
#A49657 #578CA4 #7057A4
monochromatic
#544D2D #7C7142 #A49657 #BAAF7E #D0C8A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#A49657 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.08
#A49657 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A49657
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A49657 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A49657 | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.08 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19352
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59859
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8E87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a49657; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 150, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.085 97.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0b487',
500: '#a49657',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a49657; $custom-light: #c0b487; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a49657",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 150,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.091,
"s": 30.677,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67108,
"c": 0.08485,
"h": 97.2
},
"luminance": 0.30393
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A49657
secondary
#99A0BD
accent
#73C761
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#12110B
muted
#81807C