#A4A08E#A4A08E
#A4A08E is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.026 H 96.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4A08E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 160, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 11%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 13%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 13.4%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.74, -1.75, 9.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.74, 10.06, 99.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.4% -0.003 0.0257) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.4% 0.026 96.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7627, 34.9875, 30.6133) |
| Luminance | 0.3499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 1.28
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 1.79
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 3.60
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.50
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.51
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4A08E #8E92A4
analogous
#A4958E #A4A08E #9DA48E
triadic
#A4A08E #8EA4A0 #A08EA4
tetradic
#A4A08E #8EA495 #8E92A4 #A48E9D
square
#A4A08E #8EA495 #8E92A4 #A48E9D
split-complementary
#A4A08E #8E9DA4 #958EA4
monochromatic
#666252 #88836D #A4A08E #BFBCB0 #DBD9D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#A4A08E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#A4A08E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4A08E
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4A08E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4A08E | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49F8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A08F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A89D9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4a08e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 160, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.026 96.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfbcaf',
500: '#a4a08e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4a08e; $custom-light: #bfbcaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4a08e",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 160,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.091,
"s": 10.784,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70404,
"c": 0.02591,
"h": 96.7
},
"luminance": 0.34987
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4A08E
secondary
#C3C4CB
accent
#80B474
background
#FBFBFA
surface
#F7F6F4
border
#D0D0CE
text
#121210
muted
#81817F