#A6A36D#A6A36D
#A6A36D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.073 H 105.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A6A36D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 163, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 24%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 34%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 34.3%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.06, -7.40, 28.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.06, 29.44, 104.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.49% -0.0194 0.0705) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.49% 0.073 105.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5837, 35.4062, 19.6353) |
| Luminance | 0.3541 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.04
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.75
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.95
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 7.01
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 7.12
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A6A36D #6D70A6
analogous
#A6876D #A6A36D #8DA66D
triadic
#A6A36D #6DA6A3 #A36DA6
tetradic
#A6A36D #6DA687 #6D70A6 #A66D8D
square
#A6A36D #6DA687 #6D70A6 #A66D8D
split-complementary
#A6A36D #6D8DA6 #876DA6
monochromatic
#5F5D3A #858251 #A6A36D #BDBB93 #D4D3B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#A6A36D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#A6A36D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A6A36D
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A6A36D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A6A36D | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9F69
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADA26F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE9C95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a6a36d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 163, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.073 105.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1be97',
500: '#a6a36d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a6a36d; $custom-light: #c1be97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a6a36d",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 163,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.842,
"s": 24.255,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70485,
"c": 0.07315,
"h": 105.4
},
"luminance": 0.35406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A6A36D
secondary
#ABADC4
accent
#6CC167
background
#FBFBF9
surface
#F7F6F2
border
#D0D0CC
text
#12120D
muted
#81817E