#A69E4E#A69E4E
#A69E4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.102 H 103.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A69E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 158, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 53%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.25, -8.04, 42.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.25, 43.09, 100.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.9% -0.024 0.0996) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.9% 0.103 103.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3287, 33.1117, 12.0525) |
| Luminance | 0.3311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.52
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.07
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.05
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.29
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 7.71
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A69E4E #4E56A6
analogous
#A6724E #A69E4E #82A64E
triadic
#A69E4E #4EA69E #9E4EA6
tetradic
#A69E4E #4EA672 #4E56A6 #A64E82
square
#A69E4E #4EA672 #4E56A6 #A64E82
split-complementary
#A69E4E #4E82A6 #724EA6
monochromatic
#534F27 #7C763A #A69E4E #BEB774 #D1CC9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#A69E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#A69E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A69E4E
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A69E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A69E4E | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9947
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AD9E52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1958C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a69e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 158, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.102 103.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2ba82',
500: '#a69e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a69e4e; $custom-light: #c2ba82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a69e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 158,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.545,
"s": 36.066,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68904,
"c": 0.1025,
"h": 103.6
},
"luminance": 0.33111
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A69E4E
secondary
#9296BE
accent
#66CC5C
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13110A
muted
#82807C