#A8A24D#A8A24D
#A8A24D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.108 H 105.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A24D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 162, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 37%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 54%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 54.2%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.52, -9.39, 44.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.52, 45.33, 101.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.95% -0.0282 0.1039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.95% 0.108 105.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4092, 34.7023, 12.1161) |
| Luminance | 0.3470 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.38
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.15
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.37
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.81
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.46
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A24D #4D53A8
analogous
#A8744D #A8A24D #80A84D
triadic
#A8A24D #4DA8A2 #A24DA8
tetradic
#A8A24D #4DA874 #4D53A8 #A84D80
square
#A8A24D #4DA874 #4D53A8 #A84D80
split-complementary
#A8A24D #4D80A8 #744DA8
monochromatic
#545127 #7E7A3A #A8A24D #BFBA73 #D2CF9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#A8A24D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.94
#A8A24D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A24D
7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A24D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A24D | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.94 | 7.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9D45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A151
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3998F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a24d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 162, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.108 105.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bd81',
500: '#a8a24d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a24d; $custom-light: #c4bd81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a24d",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 162,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.044,
"s": 37.143,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69948,
"c": 0.10761,
"h": 105.2
},
"luminance": 0.34701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A24D
secondary
#9295BF
accent
#62CD5B
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13120A
muted
#82817C