#A8A34A#A8A34A
#A8A34A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.112 H 106.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A34A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 163, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 39%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 56%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 56%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.76, -10.17, 46.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.76, 47.18, 102.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.13% -0.0307 0.1072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.13% 0.112 106) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4826, 35.0146, 11.6300) |
| Luminance | 0.3501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.83
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.53
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.21
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.37
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 7.09
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 7.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A34A #4A4FA8
analogous
#A8744A #A8A34A #7EA84A
triadic
#A8A34A #4AA8A3 #A34AA8
tetradic
#A8A34A #4AA874 #4A4FA8 #A84A7E
square
#A8A34A #4AA874 #4A4FA8 #A84A7E
split-complementary
#A8A34A #4A7EA8 #744AA8
monochromatic
#535125 #7E7A37 #A8A34A #C0BB6F #D2CF9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#A8A34A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#A8A34A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A34A
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A34A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A34A | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9E41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A24F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3998F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a34a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 163, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.112 106.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4be7f',
500: '#a8a34a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a34a; $custom-light: #c4be7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a34a",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 163,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.809,
"s": 38.843,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70131,
"c": 0.11155,
"h": 106
},
"luminance": 0.35014
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A34A
secondary
#8F91BF
accent
#5FCF59
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6EE
border
#D1D0C9
text
#13120A
muted
#82817C