#A99531#A99531
#A99531 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.119 H 97.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A99531 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 149, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 55%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 71%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 71%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.79, -3.92, 52.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.79, 53.13, 94.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.93% -0.0159 0.1182) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.93% 0.119 97.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6653, 30.1530, 7.2680) |
| Luminance | 0.3015 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.70
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.75
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 3.98
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.54
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 5.15
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A99531 #3145A9
analogous
#A95931 #A99531 #81A931
triadic
#A99531 #31A995 #9531A9
tetradic
#A99531 #31A959 #3145A9 #A93181
square
#A99531 #31A959 #3145A9 #A93181
split-complementary
#A99531 #3181A9 #5931A9
monochromatic
#4A4115 #7A6B23 #A99531 #CBB64C #D9C97C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#A99531 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#A99531 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A99531
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A99531 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A99531 | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.03 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49122
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99837
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B68A81
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a99531; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 149, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.119 97.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b36f',
500: '#a99531',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a99531; $custom-light: #c6b36f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a99531",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 149,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50,
"s": 55.046,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66926,
"c": 0.11922,
"h": 97.7
},
"luminance": 0.30152
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A99531
secondary
#7481C1
accent
#62DE49
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F9F6EC
border
#D2D0C7
text
#131108
muted
#82807B