#A49A3D#A49A3D
#A49A3D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.114 H 103.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A49A3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 154, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 46%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 63%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.1%, 62.8%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.80, -8.10, 48.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.80, 49.39, 99.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.65% -0.0261 0.1113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.65% 0.114 103.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7088, 31.3417, 9.0040) |
| Luminance | 0.3134 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.84
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.95
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.24
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.38
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 6.56
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A49A3D #3D47A4
analogous
#A4673D #A49A3D #7BA43D
triadic
#A49A3D #3DA49A #9A3DA4
tetradic
#A49A3D #3DA467 #3D47A4 #A43D7B
square
#A49A3D #3DA467 #3D47A4 #A43D7B
split-complementary
#A49A3D #3D7BA4 #673DA4
monochromatic
#4B461C #77702C #A49A3D #C2B85C #D3CC88
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#A49A3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.27
#A49A3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A49A3D
7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A49A3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A49A3D | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.27 | 7.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A79532
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9A42
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B09086
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a49a3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 154, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.114 103.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2b777',
500: '#a49a3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a49a3d; $custom-light: #c2b777; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a49a3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 154,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.175,
"s": 45.778,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67648,
"c": 0.11429,
"h": 103.2
},
"luminance": 0.31341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A49A3D
secondary
#7F85BD
accent
#5FD552
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6ED
border
#D1D0C8
text
#131109
muted
#82807B