#A9AC2D#A9AC2D
#A9AC2D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.143 H 110.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9AC2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 172, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 73.8%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.12, -16.23, 60.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.12, 62.78, 104.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.96% -0.051 0.1336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.96% 0.143 110.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5895, 38.1304, 8.1780) |
| Luminance | 0.3813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 2.63
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.95
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.76
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 4.03
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 4.38
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9AC2D #302DAC
analogous
#AC6F2D #A9AC2D #6AAC2D
triadic
#A9AC2D #2DA9AC #AC2DA9
tetradic
#A9AC2D #2DAC6F #302DAC #AC2D6A
square
#A9AC2D #2DAC6F #302DAC #AC2D6A
split-complementary
#A9AC2D #2D6AAC #6F2DAC
monochromatic
#4A4B14 #797B20 #A9AC2D #CCCF47 #D9DC78
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#A9AC2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#A9AC2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9AC2D
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9AC2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9AC2D | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA412
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA837
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5A194
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9ac2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 172, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.143 110.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6c470',
500: '#a9ac2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9ac2d; $custom-light: #c6c470; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9ac2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 172,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.417,
"s": 58.525,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71957,
"c": 0.14302,
"h": 110.9
},
"luminance": 0.3813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9AC2D
secondary
#7371C4
accent
#46E24A
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F8ED
border
#D2D1C8
text
#131208
muted
#82817B