#A6AC2E#A6AC2E
#A6AC2E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.143 H 112.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A6AC2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 172, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.5%, 0%, 73.3%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.88, -17.48, 59.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.88, 62.48, 106.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.71% -0.0542 0.1325) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.71% 0.143 112.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9725, 37.8100, 8.2507) |
| Luminance | 0.3781 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 2.82
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.34
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 3.45
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.67
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 3.73
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 4.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A6AC2E #342EAC
analogous
#AC732E #A6AC2E #67AC2E
triadic
#A6AC2E #2EA6AC #AC2EA6
tetradic
#A6AC2E #2EAC73 #342EAC #AC2E67
square
#A6AC2E #2EAC73 #342EAC #AC2E67
split-complementary
#A6AC2E #2E67AC #732EAC
monochromatic
#494B14 #777C21 #A6AC2E #C8CE49 #D7DB79
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#A6AC2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.56
#A6AC2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A6AC2E
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A6AC2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A6AC2E | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.56 | 8.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A415
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA738
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1A194
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a6ac2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 172, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.143 112.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c470',
500: '#a6ac2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a6ac2e; $custom-light: #c4c470; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a6ac2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 172,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.857,
"s": 57.798,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71711,
"c": 0.14318,
"h": 112.2
},
"luminance": 0.37809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A6AC2E
secondary
#7672C3
accent
#47E14E
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F8F8ED
border
#D1D1C8
text
#131208
muted
#82817B