#A5AA23#A5AA23
#A5AA23 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.147 H 111.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A5AA23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 170, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 79%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.9%, 0%, 79.4%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.18, -17.36, 62.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.18, 65.21, 105.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.11% -0.0547 0.1367) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.11% 0.147 111.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1962, 36.8709, 7.1159) |
| Luminance | 0.3687 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 1.91
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.35
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 3.42
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 3.59
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.66
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 4.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A5AA23 #2823AA
analogous
#AA6B23 #A5AA23 #62AA23
triadic
#A5AA23 #23A5AA #AA23A5
tetradic
#A5AA23 #23AA6B #2823AA #AA2362
square
#A5AA23 #23AA6B #2823AA #AA2362
split-complementary
#A5AA23 #2362AA #6B23AA
monochromatic
#42440E #747719 #A5AA23 #CFD535 #DBE068
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#A5AA23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.37
#A5AA23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A5AA23
8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A5AA23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A5AA23 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.37 | 8.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A200
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A530
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B19F91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a5aa23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 170, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.147 111.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3c36b',
500: '#a5aa23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a5aa23; $custom-light: #c3c36b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a5aa23",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 170,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.222,
"s": 65.854,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71112,
"c": 0.14722,
"h": 111.8
},
"luminance": 0.3687
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A5AA23
secondary
#6763C6
accent
#3FE945
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F8F7EC
border
#D1D0C7
text
#131207
muted
#82817A