#A5A17C#A5A17C
#A5A17C is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.052 H 102.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A5A17C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 161, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 19%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 25%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 24.8%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, -4.71, 19.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 20.39, 103.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.27% -0.0111 0.0503) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.27% 0.052 102.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9000, 34.9448, 24.1294) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 3.41
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.88
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 6.34
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.88
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 7.23
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A5A17C #7C80A5
analogous
#A58D7C #A5A17C #95A57C
triadic
#A5A17C #7CA5A1 #A17CA5
tetradic
#A5A17C #7CA58D #7C80A5 #A57C95
square
#A5A17C #7CA58D #7C80A5 #A57C95
split-complementary
#A5A17C #7C95A5 #8D7CA5
monochromatic
#636044 #87835D #A5A17C #BEBBA0 #D7D5C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#A5A17C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#A5A17C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A5A17C
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A5A17C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A5A17C | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A89E7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A17D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB9C97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a5a17c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 161, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.052 102.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0bca2',
500: '#a5a17c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a5a17c; $custom-light: #c0bca2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a5a17c",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 161,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.146,
"s": 18.552,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7027,
"c": 0.05151,
"h": 102.5
},
"luminance": 0.34944
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A5A17C
secondary
#B6B8C7
accent
#74BB6D
background
#FBFBF9
surface
#F7F6F2
border
#D0D0CC
text
#12120F
muted
#81817E