#A4A46D#A4A46D
#A4A46D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.074 H 108.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4A46D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 164, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 23%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 34%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 33.5%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.17, -8.75, 28.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.17, 29.91, 107.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.53% -0.0232 0.0708) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.53% 0.075 108.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3459, 35.5481, 19.6752) |
| Luminance | 0.3555 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.13
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 6.41
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.14
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.32
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.57
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4A46D #6D6DA4
analogous
#A4886D #A4A46D #88A46D
triadic
#A4A46D #6DA4A4 #A46DA4
tetradic
#A4A46D #6DA488 #6D6DA4 #A46D88
square
#A4A46D #6DA488 #6D6DA4 #A46D88
split-complementary
#A4A46D #6D88A4 #886DA4
monochromatic
#5D5D3A #828251 #A4A46D #BBBB93 #D3D3B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#A4A46D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.11
#A4A46D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4A46D
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4A46D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4A46D | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.11 | 8.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA069
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA26F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC9D96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4a46d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 164, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.074 108.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0be97',
500: '#a4a46d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4a46d; $custom-light: #c0be97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4a46d",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 164,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 23.207,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70531,
"c": 0.0745,
"h": 108.2
},
"luminance": 0.35548
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4A46D
secondary
#ABABC2
accent
#68C068
background
#FBFBF9
surface
#F7F6F2
border
#D0D0CC
text
#12120D
muted
#81817E