#A6973E#A6973E
#A6973E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.111 H 99.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A6973E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 151, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 46%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 63%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 62.7%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.16, -5.54, 47.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.16, 47.95, 96.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.19% -0.0188 0.1091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.19% 0.111 99.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6631, 30.5892, 9.0037) |
| Luminance | 0.3059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 5.80
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 5.87
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.95
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.02
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 6.58
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A6973E #3E4DA6
analogous
#A6633E #A6973E #81A63E
triadic
#A6973E #3EA697 #973EA6
tetradic
#A6973E #3EA663 #3E4DA6 #A63E81
square
#A6973E #3EA663 #3E4DA6 #A63E81
split-complementary
#A6973E #3E81A6 #633EA6
monochromatic
#4D461D #796E2D #A6973E #C3B45E #D4C98B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#A6973E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#A6973E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A6973E
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A6973E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A6973E | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.12 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A59334
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99943
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B28D84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a6973e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 151, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.111 99.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3b577',
500: '#a6973e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a6973e; $custom-light: #c3b577; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a6973e",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 151,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.346,
"s": 45.614,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6719,
"c": 0.11066,
"h": 99.8
},
"luminance": 0.30588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A6973E
secondary
#828ABE
accent
#65D553
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6ED
border
#D1D0C8
text
#131109
muted
#82807B