#A9AC2A#A9AC2A
#A9AC2A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.145 H 110.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9AC2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 172, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 76%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 75.6%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.10, -16.36, 61.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.10, 63.77, 104.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.94% -0.0516 0.1352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.94% 0.145 110.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5337, 38.1081, 7.8845) |
| Luminance | 0.3811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 2.52
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.77
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.61
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 3.96
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 4.37
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9AC2A #2D2AAC
analogous
#AC6E2A #A9AC2A #68AC2A
triadic
#A9AC2A #2AA9AC #AC2AA9
tetradic
#A9AC2A #2AAC6E #2D2AAC #AC2A68
square
#A9AC2A #2AAC6E #2D2AAC #AC2A68
split-complementary
#A9AC2A #2A68AC #6E2AAC
monochromatic
#484A12 #797B1E #A9AC2A #CED142 #DADD73
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#A9AC2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#A9AC2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9AC2A
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9AC2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9AC2A | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA40A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA835
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5A194
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9ac2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 172, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.145 110.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6c46e',
500: '#a9ac2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9ac2a; $custom-light: #c6c46e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9ac2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 172,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.385,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71939,
"c": 0.14471,
"h": 110.9
},
"luminance": 0.38107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9AC2A
secondary
#6F6DC4
accent
#44E448
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F8ED
border
#D2D1C8
text
#131208
muted
#82817B