#A99A6D#A99A6D
#A99A6D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.064 H 91.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A99A6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 154, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 26%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 36%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 35.5%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.88, -1.32, 25.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.88, 25.70, 92.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.82% -0.002 0.0639) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.82% 0.064 91.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6786, 32.6513, 19.1513) |
| Luminance | 0.3265 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 3.95
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.00
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.89
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.29
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.73
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A99A6D #6D7CA9
analogous
#A97C6D #A99A6D #9AA96D
triadic
#A99A6D #6DA99A #9A6DA9
tetradic
#A99A6D #6DA97C #6D7CA9 #A96D9A
square
#A99A6D #6DA97C #6D7CA9 #A96D9A
split-complementary
#A99A6D #6D9AA9 #7C6DA9
monochromatic
#62583A #887A50 #A99A6D #C0B594 #D6CFBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#A99A6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.53
#A99A6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A99A6D
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A99A6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A99A6D | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.53 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4986A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79D6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2938E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a99a6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 154, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.064 91.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3b797',
500: '#a99a6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a99a6d; $custom-light: #c3b797; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a99a6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 154,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 25.862,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68819,
"c": 0.0639,
"h": 91.8
},
"luminance": 0.3265
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A99A6D
secondary
#ACB3C6
accent
#7DC266
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13110D
muted
#82807E