#A99F3D#A99F3D
#A99F3D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.119 H 103.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A99F3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 159, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 47%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 64%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 63.9%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.62, -8.57, 50.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.62, 51.53, 99.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.21% -0.0277 0.1156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.21% 0.119 103.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6037, 33.5693, 9.3341) |
| Luminance | 0.3357 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.93
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.37
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.74
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.40
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.46
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A99F3D #3D47A9
analogous
#A9693D #A99F3D #7DA93D
triadic
#A99F3D #3DA99F #9F3DA9
tetradic
#A99F3D #3DA969 #3D47A9 #A93D7D
square
#A99F3D #3DA969 #3D47A9 #A93D7D
split-complementary
#A99F3D #3D7DA9 #693DA9
monochromatic
#4F4A1D #7C752D #A99F3D #C5BB5E #D5CE8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#A99F3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.71
#A99F3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A99F3D
7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A99F3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A99F3D | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.71 | 7.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9A31
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B09F43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5958A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a99f3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 159, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.119 103.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5bb77',
500: '#a99f3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a99f3d; $custom-light: #c5bb77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a99f3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 159,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.444,
"s": 46.957,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69205,
"c": 0.11886,
"h": 103.5
},
"luminance": 0.33568
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A99F3D
secondary
#8288C0
accent
#5ED751
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6ED
border
#D1D0C8
text
#131109
muted
#82807B