#A79A63#A79A63
#A79A63 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.075 H 96.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A79A63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 154, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 28%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 41%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 40.7%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.53, -3.34, 30.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.53, 30.77, 96.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.45% -0.0085 0.075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.45% 0.075 96.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7447, 32.2285, 16.4558) |
| Luminance | 0.3223 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 3.81
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.95
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.96
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 5.09
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.86
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A79A63 #6370A7
analogous
#A77863 #A79A63 #92A763
triadic
#A79A63 #63A79A #9A63A7
tetradic
#A79A63 #63A778 #6370A7 #A76392
square
#A79A63 #63A778 #6370A7 #A76392
split-complementary
#A79A63 #6392A7 #7863A7
monochromatic
#5C5434 #83784A #A79A63 #BDB38A #D3CDB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#A79A63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.45
#A79A63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A79A63
7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A79A63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A79A63 | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.45 | 7.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4975F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89C65
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1928C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a79a63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 154, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.075 96.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2b790',
500: '#a79a63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a79a63; $custom-light: #c2b790; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a79a63",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 154,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.529,
"s": 27.869,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68448,
"c": 0.07543,
"h": 96.5
},
"luminance": 0.32228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A79A63
secondary
#A4AAC2
accent
#76C464
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#12110C
muted
#81807D