#A99E47#A99E47
#A99E47 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.109 H 102.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A99E47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 158, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 41%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 58%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 58%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.44, -7.32, 46.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.44, 46.60, 99.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.09% -0.023 0.1068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.09% 0.109 102.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7274, 33.3448, 10.8303) |
| Luminance | 0.3334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.65
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.37
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.80
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.87
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 7.17
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A99E47 #4752A9
analogous
#A96D47 #A99E47 #83A947
triadic
#A99E47 #47A99E #9E47A9
tetradic
#A99E47 #47A96D #4752A9 #A94783
square
#A99E47 #47A96D #4752A9 #A94783
split-complementary
#A99E47 #4783A9 #6D47A9
monochromatic
#534D23 #7E7635 #A99E47 #C1B86C #D3CD97
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#A99E47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.67
#A99E47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A99E47
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A99E47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A99E47 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.67 | 7.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB993E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9E4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5948B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a99e47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 158, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.109 102.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5ba7d',
500: '#a99e47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a99e47; $custom-light: #c5ba7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a99e47",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 158,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.265,
"s": 40.833,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69092,
"c": 0.10921,
"h": 102.2
},
"luminance": 0.33344
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A99E47
secondary
#8C92BF
accent
#65D157
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6EE
border
#D1D0C9
text
#13110A
muted
#82807C