#A9995F#A9995F
#A9995F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.079 H 94.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9995F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 153, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 30%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 44%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 43.8%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.38, -2.41, 32.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.38, 32.66, 94.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.35% -0.0062 0.0792) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.35% 0.079 94.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8197, 32.0448, 15.4387) |
| Luminance | 0.3204 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 3.79
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.30
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.33
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.44
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.50
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9995F #5F6FA9
analogous
#A9745F #A9995F #94A95F
triadic
#A9995F #5FA999 #995FA9
tetradic
#A9995F #5FA974 #5F6FA9 #A95F94
square
#A9995F #5FA974 #5F6FA9 #A95F94
split-complementary
#A9995F #5F94A9 #745FA9
monochromatic
#5C5332 #847747 #A9995F #BEB287 #D4CCAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#A9995F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.41
#A9995F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9995F
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9995F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9995F | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.41 | 7.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4975B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89C61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3918B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9995f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 153, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.079 94.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b68d',
500: '#a9995f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9995f; $custom-light: #c4b68d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9995f",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 153,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.027,
"s": 30.081,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68351,
"c": 0.07948,
"h": 94.5
},
"luminance": 0.32044
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9995F
secondary
#A2A9C2
accent
#77C661
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13110C
muted
#82807D