#A99F3E#A99F3E
#A99F3E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.118 H 103.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A99F3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 159, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 46%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 63%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 63.3%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.63, -8.50, 50.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.63, 51.09, 99.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.22% -0.0274 0.1148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.22% 0.118 103.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6309, 33.5802, 9.4773) |
| Luminance | 0.3358 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.03
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.48
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.62
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.48
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.54
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A99F3E #3E48A9
analogous
#A96A3E #A99F3E #7DA93E
triadic
#A99F3E #3EA99F #9F3EA9
tetradic
#A99F3E #3EA96A #3E48A9 #A93E7D
square
#A99F3E #3EA96A #3E48A9 #A93E7D
split-complementary
#A99F3E #3E7DA9 #6A3EA9
monochromatic
#4F4B1D #7C752E #A99F3E #C5BB60 #D5CE8C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#A99F3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.72
#A99F3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A99F3E
7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A99F3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A99F3E | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.72 | 7.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9A32
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B09F43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5958B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a99f3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 159, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.118 103.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5bb78',
500: '#a99f3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a99f3e; $custom-light: #c5bb78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a99f3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 159,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.393,
"s": 46.32,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69215,
"c": 0.11805,
"h": 103.4
},
"luminance": 0.33579
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A99F3E
secondary
#8389C0
accent
#5ED652
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6ED
border
#D1D0C8
text
#131109
muted
#82807B