#A99F48#A99F48
#A99F48 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.109 H 102.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A99F48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 159, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 40%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 57%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 57.4%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.72, -7.78, 45.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.72, 46.52, 99.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.32% -0.0242 0.1066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.32% 0.109 102.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9310, 33.7002, 11.0578) |
| Luminance | 0.3370 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.39
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.22
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.75
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.99
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.26
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A99F48 #4852A9
analogous
#A96E48 #A99F48 #83A948
triadic
#A99F48 #48A99F #9F48A9
tetradic
#A99F48 #48A96E #4852A9 #A94883
square
#A99F48 #48A96E #4852A9 #A94883
split-complementary
#A99F48 #4883A9 #6E48A9
monochromatic
#534E23 #7E7736 #A99F48 #C1B86D #D3CD98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#A99F48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#A99F48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A99F48
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A99F48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A99F48 | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9A3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AF9F4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5958C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a99f48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 159, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.109 102.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5bb7e',
500: '#a99f48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a99f48; $custom-light: #c5bb7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a99f48",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 159,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.814,
"s": 40.249,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69322,
"c": 0.10926,
"h": 102.8
},
"luminance": 0.33699
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A99F48
secondary
#8D93BF
accent
#64D058
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6EE
border
#D1D0C9
text
#13110A
muted
#82807C