#A8A98F#A8A98F
#A8A98F is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.036 H 109.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A98F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 169, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 13%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 15%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 15.4%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.52, -4.94, 13.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.52, 14.21, 110.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.69% -0.0119 0.0344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.69% 0.036 109.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2939, 38.6842, 31.5888) |
| Luminance | 0.3868 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.65
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 3.69
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.19
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 5.25
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 7.44
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A98F #908FA9
analogous
#A99D8F #A8A98F #9BA98F
triadic
#A8A98F #8FA8A9 #A98FA8
tetradic
#A8A98F #8FA99D #908FA9 #A98F9B
square
#A8A98F #8FA99D #908FA9 #A98F9B
split-complementary
#A8A98F #8F9BA9 #9D8FA9
monochromatic
#6A6B52 #8D8E6D #A8A98F #C3C4B2 #DEDED4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#A8A98F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.74
#A8A98F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A98F
8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A98F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A98F | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.74 | 8.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA78D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA890
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACA6A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a98f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 169, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.036 109.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2c2af',
500: '#a8a98f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a98f; $custom-light: #c2c2af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a98f",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 169,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.308,
"s": 13.131,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72687,
"c": 0.03636,
"h": 109.1
},
"luminance": 0.38684
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A98F
secondary
#C5C5CF
accent
#4E9751
background
#FBFBFA
surface
#F7F7F4
border
#D0D0CE
text
#121210
muted
#81817F