#A79E52#A79E52
#A79E52 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.098 H 102.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A79E52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 158, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 34%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 51%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 50.9%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.39, -7.25, 40.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.39, 41.16, 100.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.05% -0.0214 0.096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.05% 0.098 102.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6870, 33.2794, 12.8408) |
| Luminance | 0.3328 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.18
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.67
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.16
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.75
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.86
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 8.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A79E52 #525BA7
analogous
#A77452 #A79E52 #86A752
triadic
#A79E52 #52A79E #9E52A7
tetradic
#A79E52 #52A774 #525BA7 #A75286
square
#A79E52 #52A774 #525BA7 #A75286
split-complementary
#A79E52 #5286A7 #7452A7
monochromatic
#55502A #7E773E #A79E52 #BDB679 #D1CCA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#A79E52 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.66
#A79E52 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A79E52
7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A79E52 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A79E52 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.66 | 7.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9A4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AD9E55
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2958C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a79e52; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 158, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.098 102.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3ba84',
500: '#a79e52',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a79e52; $custom-light: #c3ba84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a79e52",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 158,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.647,
"s": 34.137,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69048,
"c": 0.0984,
"h": 102.6
},
"luminance": 0.33278
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A79E52
secondary
#969ABF
accent
#69CA5E
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13110B
muted
#82807C