#A8A474#A8A474
#A8A474 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.066 H 103.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A474 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 164, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 23%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 31%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 31%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.62, -6.23, 25.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.62, 26.24, 103.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.01% -0.0158 0.0637) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.01% 0.066 103.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5765, 36.1373, 21.7787) |
| Luminance | 0.3614 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.34
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.56
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.91
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.31
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.26
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A474 #7478A8
analogous
#A88A74 #A8A474 #92A874
triadic
#A8A474 #74A8A4 #A474A8
tetradic
#A8A474 #74A88A #7478A8 #A87492
square
#A8A474 #74A88A #7478A8 #A87492
split-complementary
#A8A474 #7492A8 #8A74A8
monochromatic
#63613E #898556 #A8A474 #C0BD9A #D7D5BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#A8A474 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#A8A474 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A474
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A474 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A474 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA171
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA376
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B09E97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a474; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 164, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.066 103.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2be9c',
500: '#a8a474',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a474; $custom-light: #c2be9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a474",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 164,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.385,
"s": 23.009,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71009,
"c": 0.06559,
"h": 103.9
},
"luminance": 0.36137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A474
secondary
#B1B3C7
accent
#6FBF68
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#12120E
muted
#81817E