#A5AC21#A5AC21
#A5AC21 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.150 H 112.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A5AC21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 172, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 68%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 81%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.1%, 0%, 80.8%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.74, -18.45, 63.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.74, 66.52, 106.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.56% -0.0579 0.1386) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.56% 0.15 112.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5451, 37.6149, 7.0899) |
| Luminance | 0.3761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 2.48
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.80
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 2.90
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.00
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 3.53
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 3.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A5AC21 #2821AC
analogous
#AC6E21 #A5AC21 #5FAC21
triadic
#A5AC21 #21A5AC #AC21A5
tetradic
#A5AC21 #21AC6E #2821AC #AC215F
square
#A5AC21 #21AC6E #2821AC #AC215F
split-complementary
#A5AC21 #215FAC #6E21AC
monochromatic
#42450D #747917 #A5AC21 #CFD832 #DBE266
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#A5AC21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#A5AC21 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A5AC21
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A5AC21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A5AC21 | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA400
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA62F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1A193
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a5ac21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 172, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.150 112.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c46a',
500: '#a5ac21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a5ac21; $custom-light: #c4c46a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a5ac21",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 172,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.022,
"s": 67.805,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71555,
"c": 0.15017,
"h": 112.7
},
"luminance": 0.37614
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A5AC21
secondary
#6762C7
accent
#3DEB46
background
#FCFCF6
surface
#F8F8EC
border
#D1D1C7
text
#131207
muted
#82817A