#A8A575#A8A575
#A8A575 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.066 H 104.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A575 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 165, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 23%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 30%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 30.4%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.92, -6.63, 25.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.92, 26.19, 104.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.25% -0.0169 0.0633) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.25% 0.066 104.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8147, 36.5201, 22.1466) |
| Luminance | 0.3652 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.37
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.67
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.96
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.38
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.40
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A575 #7578A8
analogous
#A88B75 #A8A575 #91A875
triadic
#A8A575 #75A8A5 #A575A8
tetradic
#A8A575 #75A88B #7578A8 #A87591
square
#A8A575 #75A88B #7578A8 #A87591
split-complementary
#A8A575 #7591A8 #8B75A8
monochromatic
#64623F #898657 #A8A575 #C0BD9B #D7D6C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#A8A575 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#A8A575 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A575
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A575 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A575 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA172
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA477
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF9F98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a575; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 165, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.066 104.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2bf9d',
500: '#a8a575',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a575; $custom-light: #c2bf9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a575",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 165,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.471,
"s": 22.667,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71245,
"c": 0.06554,
"h": 104.9
},
"luminance": 0.36519
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A575
secondary
#B2B3C7
accent
#6EBF69
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F7F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#12120E
muted
#81817E