#A89E45#A89E45
#A89E45 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.111 H 102.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A89E45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 158, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 42%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 59%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 58.9%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.33, -7.91, 46.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.33, 47.48, 99.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.98% -0.0248 0.1082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.98% 0.111 102.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4505, 33.2093, 10.4878) |
| Luminance | 0.3321 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.78
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.99
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.52
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.00
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 7.08
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A89E45 #454FA8
analogous
#A86D45 #A89E45 #81A845
triadic
#A89E45 #45A89E #9E45A8
tetradic
#A89E45 #45A86D #454FA8 #A84581
square
#A89E45 #45A86D #454FA8 #A84581
split-complementary
#A89E45 #4581A8 #6D45A8
monochromatic
#514C21 #7D7533 #A89E45 #C1B869 #D3CD94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#A89E45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.64
#A89E45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A89E45
7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A89E45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A89E45 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.64 | 7.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB993C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9E4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4948B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a89e45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 158, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.111 102.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4ba7c',
500: '#a89e45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a89e45; $custom-light: #c4ba7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a89e45",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 158,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.939,
"s": 41.772,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68978,
"c": 0.11106,
"h": 102.9
},
"luminance": 0.33208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A89E45
secondary
#8A8FBF
accent
#63D256
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6EE
border
#D1D0C9
text
#13110A
muted
#82807C