#AA8E2D#AA8E2D

#AA8E2D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.117 H 92.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA8E2D
RGB	rgb(170, 142, 45)
HSL	hsl(47, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(47, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 73.5%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.96, 0.14, 52.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.96, 52.83, 89.85°)
OKLab	oklab(65.5% -0.0048 0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(65.5% 0.117 92.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.7257, 28.0831, 6.4950)
Luminance	0.2808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA8E2D #2D49AA

analogous

#AA502D #AA8E2D #88AA2D

triadic

#AA8E2D #2DAA8E #8E2DAA

tetradic

#AA8E2D #2DAA50 #2D49AA #AA2D88

square

#AA8E2D #2DAA50 #2D49AA #AA2D88

split-complementary

#AA8E2D #2D88AA #502DAA

monochromatic

#493D13 #7A6620 #AA8E2D #CEB046 #DBC477

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.17

#AA8E2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.62

#AA8E2D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AA8E2D

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA8E2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AA8E2D	1.00	3.17	6.62	6.62
#FFFFFF	3.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9E8C1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A59432

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8827B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa8e2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 142, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.117 92.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c7ae6c',
    500: '#aa8e2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa8e2d;
$custom-light: #c7ae6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa8e2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.56,
    "s": 58.14,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65499,
    "c": 0.11713,
    "h": 92.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.28082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA8E2D

secondary

#7083C3

accent

#69E146

background

#FCFAF6

surface

#F9F4EC

border

#D2CEC7

text

#141007

muted

#827F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA8E2D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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