#A49C41#A49C41
#A49C41 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.113 H 104.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A49C41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 156, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 43%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 60%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 60.4%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.39, -8.88, 47.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.39, 48.36, 100.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.13% -0.0278 0.1093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.13% 0.113 104.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1534, 32.0521, 9.7037) |
| Luminance | 0.3205 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.24
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.66
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.26
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.30
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 6.54
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A49C41 #4149A4
analogous
#A46B41 #A49C41 #7AA441
triadic
#A49C41 #41A49C #9C41A4
tetradic
#A49C41 #41A46B #4149A4 #A4417A
square
#A49C41 #41A46B #4149A4 #A4417A
split-complementary
#A49C41 #417AA4 #6B41A4
monochromatic
#4C491E #787230 #A49C41 #C1B962 #D2CC8D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#A49C41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.41
#A49C41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A49C41
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A49C41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A49C41 | 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)
#A99737
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9B46
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF9288
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a49c41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 156, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.113 104.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b979',
500: '#a49c41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a49c41; $custom-light: #c1b979; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a49c41",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 156,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.152,
"s": 43.231,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6813,
"c": 0.11282,
"h": 104.3
},
"luminance": 0.32051
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A49C41
secondary
#8488BD
accent
#5FD355
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6EE
border
#D1D0C9
text
#131109
muted
#82807B