#A79F44#A79F44
#A79F44 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.113 H 104.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A79F44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 159, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 42%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 59%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 59.3%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.51, -8.95, 47.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.51, 48.30, 100.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.1% -0.0279 0.1095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.1% 0.113 104.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3789, 33.4301, 10.3728) |
| Luminance | 0.3343 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.73
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.48
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.08
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.65
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 6.97
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A79F44 #444CA7
analogous
#A76D44 #A79F44 #7DA744
triadic
#A79F44 #44A79F #9F44A7
tetradic
#A79F44 #44A76D #444CA7 #A7447D
square
#A79F44 #44A76D #444CA7 #A7447D
split-complementary
#A79F44 #447DA7 #6D44A7
monochromatic
#504C21 #7C7632 #A79F44 #C1BA67 #D3CE93
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#A79F44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#A79F44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A79F44
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A79F44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A79F44 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9A3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AF9E49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3958B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a79f44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 159, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.113 104.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bb7b',
500: '#a79f44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a79f44; $custom-light: #c4bb7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a79f44",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 159,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.152,
"s": 42.128,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69095,
"c": 0.11299,
"h": 104.3
},
"luminance": 0.33429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A79F44
secondary
#888DBE
accent
#60D256
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6EE
border
#D1D0C9
text
#13110A
muted
#82807C