#A69C57#A69C57
#A69C57 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.091 H 101.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A69C57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 156, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 31%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 48%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 47.6%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.81, -6.12, 37.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.81, 37.75, 99.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.59% -0.0176 0.0893) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.59% 0.091 101.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3354, 32.5730, 13.7569) |
| Luminance | 0.3257 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.34
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 4.55
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 6.98
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 7.34
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.65
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A69C57 #5761A6
analogous
#A67557 #A69C57 #89A657
triadic
#A69C57 #57A69C #9C57A6
tetradic
#A69C57 #57A675 #5761A6 #A65789
square
#A69C57 #57A675 #5761A6 #A65789
split-complementary
#A69C57 #5789A6 #7557A6
monochromatic
#56512D #7E7642 #A69C57 #BCB47F #D1CBA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#A69C57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.51
#A69C57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A69C57
7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A69C57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A69C57 | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.51 | 7.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A79851
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9D5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0938C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a69c57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 156, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.091 101.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2b988',
500: '#a69c57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a69c57; $custom-light: #c2b988; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a69c57",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 156,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.405,
"s": 31.225,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68593,
"c": 0.09098,
"h": 101.1
},
"luminance": 0.32572
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A69C57
secondary
#9A9FBE
accent
#6DC760
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13110B
muted
#82807C