#A9A460#A9A460
#A9A460 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.090 H 104.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9A460 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 164, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 30%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 43%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 43.2%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.39, -8.21, 35.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.39, 36.77, 102.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.74% -0.0229 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.74% 0.09 104.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7496, 35.8313, 16.3077) |
| Luminance | 0.3583 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 0.63
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.57
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.82
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.39
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 7.75
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9A460 #6065A9
analogous
#A98060 #A9A460 #8AA960
triadic
#A9A460 #60A9A4 #A460A9
tetradic
#A9A460 #60A980 #6065A9 #A9608A
square
#A9A460 #60A980 #6065A9 #A9608A
split-complementary
#A9A460 #608AA9 #8060A9
monochromatic
#5D5A32 #848048 #A9A460 #BEBB88 #D4D1AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#A9A460 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.17
#A9A460 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9A460
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9A460 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9A460 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.17 | 8.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9F5B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A363
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B39C94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9a460; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 164, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.090 104.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4be8e',
500: '#a9a460',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9a460; $custom-light: #c4be8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9a460",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 164,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.89,
"s": 29.796,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70741,
"c": 0.08966,
"h": 104.8
},
"luminance": 0.3583
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9A460
secondary
#A2A5C2
accent
#69C662
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D