#A49D43#A49D43
#A49D43 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.112 H 104.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A49D43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 157, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 42%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 59%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 59.1%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.68, -9.26, 46.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.68, 47.84, 101.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.37% -0.0287 0.1083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.37% 0.112 104.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3809, 32.4127, 10.0704) |
| Luminance | 0.3241 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.89
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.63
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.31
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.32
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 6.59
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A49D43 #434AA4
analogous
#A46C43 #A49D43 #7AA443
triadic
#A49D43 #43A49D #9D43A4
tetradic
#A49D43 #43A46C #434AA4 #A4437A
square
#A49D43 #43A46C #434AA4 #A4437A
split-complementary
#A49D43 #437AA4 #6C43A4
monochromatic
#4D4A1F #797331 #A49D43 #C0B964 #D2CD90
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#A49D43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.48
#A49D43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A49D43
7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A49D43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A49D43 | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.48 | 7.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9839
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9C48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF9389
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a49d43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 157, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.112 104.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b97b',
500: '#a49d43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a49d43; $custom-light: #c1b97b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a49d43",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 157,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.67,
"s": 41.991,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68372,
"c": 0.11206,
"h": 104.8
},
"luminance": 0.32412
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A49D43
secondary
#868ABD
accent
#5FD256
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6EE
border
#D1D0C9
text
#131109
muted
#82807B