#A99E41#A99E41
#A99E41 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.115 H 102.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A99E41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 158, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 44%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 62%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 61.5%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.38, -7.77, 48.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.38, 49.37, 99.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.03% -0.025 0.1118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.03% 0.115 102.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5443, 33.2715, 9.8658) |
| Luminance | 0.3327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.36
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.65
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.11
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.58
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.89
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A99E41 #414CA9
analogous
#A96A41 #A99E41 #80A941
triadic
#A99E41 #41A99E #9E41A9
tetradic
#A99E41 #41A96A #414CA9 #A94180
square
#A99E41 #41A96A #414CA9 #A94180
split-complementary
#A99E41 #4180A9 #6A41A9
monochromatic
#514B1F #7D7530 #A99E41 #C3B964 #D4CD90
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#A99E41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.65
#A99E41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A99E41
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A99E41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A99E41 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.65 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9937
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AF9E46
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5948A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a99e41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 158, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.115 102.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5ba79',
500: '#a99e41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a99e41; $custom-light: #c5ba79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a99e41",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 158,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.654,
"s": 44.444,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69026,
"c": 0.11456,
"h": 102.6
},
"luminance": 0.3327
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A99E41
secondary
#868CC0
accent
#61D454
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6EE
border
#D1D0C9
text
#131109
muted
#82807B