#A79F4E#A79F4E
#A79F4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.104 H 103.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A79F4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 159, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 53.3%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.61, -8.14, 42.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.61, 43.55, 100.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.21% -0.0244 0.1006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.21% 0.104 103.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7105, 33.5628, 12.1195) |
| Luminance | 0.3356 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.44
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.39
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.88
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.02
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 7.52
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A79F4E #4E56A7
analogous
#A7724E #A79F4E #82A74E
triadic
#A79F4E #4EA79F #9F4EA7
tetradic
#A79F4E #4EA772 #4E56A7 #A74E82
square
#A79F4E #4EA772 #4E56A7 #A74E82
split-complementary
#A79F4E #4E82A7 #724EA7
monochromatic
#545027 #7D773B #A79F4E #BEB774 #D2CD9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#A79F4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.71
#A79F4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A79F4E
7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A79F4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A79F4E | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.71 | 7.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9A46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9F52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2968D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a79f4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 159, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.104 103.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bb82',
500: '#a79f4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a79f4e; $custom-light: #c3bb82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a79f4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 159,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.607,
"s": 36.327,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69213,
"c": 0.10351,
"h": 103.6
},
"luminance": 0.33562
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A79F4E
secondary
#9296BE
accent
#66CC5B
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13110A
muted
#82807C