#A69E44#A69E44
#A69E44 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.112 H 104.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A69E44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 158, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 42%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 59%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 59%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.14, -8.85, 47.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.14, 47.86, 100.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.78% -0.0275 0.1086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.78% 0.112 104.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9971, 32.9791, 10.3059) |
| Luminance | 0.3298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.76
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.65
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.27
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.61
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 6.92
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A69E44 #444CA6
analogous
#A66D44 #A69E44 #7DA644
triadic
#A69E44 #44A69E #9E44A6
tetradic
#A69E44 #44A66D #444CA6 #A6447D
square
#A69E44 #44A66D #444CA6 #A6447D
split-complementary
#A69E44 #447DA6 #6D44A6
monochromatic
#4F4B20 #7B7532 #A69E44 #C1B967 #D2CD92
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#A69E44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.60
#A69E44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A69E44
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A69E44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A69E44 | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.60 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB993A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9D49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1948A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a69e44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 158, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.112 104.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3ba7b',
500: '#a69e44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a69e44; $custom-light: #c3ba7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a69e44",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 158,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.102,
"s": 41.88,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68784,
"c": 0.11204,
"h": 104.2
},
"luminance": 0.32978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A69E44
secondary
#888CBE
accent
#60D256
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6EE
border
#D1D0C9
text
#13110A
muted
#82807C