#A8A24A#A8A24A
#A8A24A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.110 H 105.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A24A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 162, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 39%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 56%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 56%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.48, -9.64, 45.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.48, 46.76, 101.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.91% -0.0292 0.1066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.91% 0.11 105.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3057, 34.6609, 11.5711) |
| Luminance | 0.3466 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.82
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.71
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.37
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.54
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 7.15
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 7.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A24A #4A50A8
analogous
#A8734A #A8A24A #7FA84A
triadic
#A8A24A #4AA8A2 #A24AA8
tetradic
#A8A24A #4AA873 #4A50A8 #A84A7F
square
#A8A24A #4AA873 #4A50A8 #A84A7F
split-complementary
#A8A24A #4A7FA8 #734AA8
monochromatic
#535025 #7E7937 #A8A24A #C0BB6F #D2CF9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#A8A24A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.93
#A8A24A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A24A
7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A24A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A24A | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.93 | 7.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9D41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A14F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3988E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a24a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 162, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.110 105.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bd7f',
500: '#a8a24a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a24a; $custom-light: #c4bd7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a24a",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 162,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.17,
"s": 38.843,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69911,
"c": 0.11049,
"h": 105.3
},
"luminance": 0.3466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A24A
secondary
#8F92BF
accent
#61CF59
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6EE
border
#D1D0C9
text
#13120A
muted
#82817C