#A8A14E#A8A14E
#A8A14E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.106 H 104.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A14E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 161, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 37%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 54%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 53.6%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.25, -8.77, 43.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.25, 44.43, 101.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.74% -0.0263 0.1022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.74% 0.106 104.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2693, 34.3656, 12.2450) |
| Luminance | 0.3437 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.29
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.50
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.53
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.04
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 7.15
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 7.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A14E #4E55A8
analogous
#A8744E #A8A14E #82A84E
triadic
#A8A14E #4EA8A1 #A14EA8
tetradic
#A8A14E #4EA874 #4E55A8 #A84E82
square
#A8A14E #4EA874 #4E55A8 #A84E82
split-complementary
#A8A14E #4E82A8 #744EA8
monochromatic
#545127 #7E793B #A8A14E #BFB975 #D2CE9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#A8A14E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#A8A14E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A14E
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A14E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A14E | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.87 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9C46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A052
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3988E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a14e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 161, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.106 104.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bc82',
500: '#a8a14e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a14e; $custom-light: #c4bc82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a14e",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 161,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.333,
"s": 36.585,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69741,
"c": 0.10557,
"h": 104.4
},
"luminance": 0.34365
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A14E
secondary
#9396BF
accent
#64CD5B
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13120B
muted
#82817C