#A69C50#A69C50
#A69C50 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.098 H 101.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A69C50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 156, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 35%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 52%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 51.8%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.72, -6.79, 40.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.72, 41.28, 99.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.49% -0.0202 0.0963) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.49% 0.098 101.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0632, 32.4641, 12.3231) |
| Luminance | 0.3246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.76
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.19
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 7.62
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.77
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.89
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A69C50 #505AA6
analogous
#A67150 #A69C50 #85A650
triadic
#A69C50 #50A69C #9C50A6
tetradic
#A69C50 #50A671 #505AA6 #A65085
square
#A69C50 #50A671 #505AA6 #A65085
split-complementary
#A69C50 #5085A6 #7150A6
monochromatic
#534E28 #7D753C #A69C50 #BDB576 #D1CB9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#A69C50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#A69C50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A69C50
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A69C50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A69C50 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A89849
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9C53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1938A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a69c50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 156, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.098 101.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2b983',
500: '#a69c50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a69c50; $custom-light: #c2b983; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a69c50",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 156,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.023,
"s": 34.959,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68494,
"c": 0.09841,
"h": 101.9
},
"luminance": 0.32463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A69C50
secondary
#9499BE
accent
#6ACB5D
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13110B
muted
#82807C