#A49F44#A49F44
#A49F44 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.113 H 106.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A49F44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 159, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 41%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 59%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 58.5%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.25, -10.25, 47.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.25, 48.20, 102.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.83% -0.0314 0.1088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.83% 0.113 106.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7523, 33.1070, 10.3435) |
| Luminance | 0.3311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.62
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.27
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.01
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.19
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 6.45
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A49F44 #4449A4
analogous
#A46F44 #A49F44 #79A444
triadic
#A49F44 #44A49F #9F44A4
tetradic
#A49F44 #44A46F #4449A4 #A44479
square
#A49F44 #44A46F #4449A4 #A44479
split-complementary
#A49F44 #4479A4 #6F44A4
monochromatic
#4D4B20 #797532 #A49F44 #BFBB66 #D1CE91
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#A49F44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#A49F44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A49F44
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A49F44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A49F44 | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9A3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9E49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF958B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a49f44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 159, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.113 106.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1bb7b',
500: '#a49f44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a49f44; $custom-light: #c1bb7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a49f44",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 159,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.875,
"s": 41.379,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68825,
"c": 0.11323,
"h": 106.1
},
"luminance": 0.33106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A49F44
secondary
#878ABD
accent
#5DD157
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6EE
border
#D1D0C9
text
#13110A
muted
#82807C