#AA9537#AA9537
#AA9537 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.115 H 96.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA9537 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 149, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 51%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 68%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 67.6%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.93, -3.14, 50.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.93, 50.72, 93.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.08% -0.013 0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.08% 0.115 96.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0159, 30.3182, 7.9900) |
| Luminance | 0.3032 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.09
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.17
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.47
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.73
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 5.34
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA9537 #374CAA
analogous
#AA5B37 #AA9537 #86AA37
triadic
#AA9537 #37AA95 #9537AA
tetradic
#AA9537 #37AA5B #374CAA #AA3786
square
#AA9537 #37AA5B #374CAA #AA3786
split-complementary
#AA9537 #3786AA #5B37AA
monochromatic
#4E4419 #7C6C28 #AA9537 #C8B356 #D7C884
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#AA9537 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.06
#AA9537 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA9537
7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA9537 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA9537 | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.06 | 7.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4922B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9993C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B78A81
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa9537; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 149, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.115 96.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b373',
500: '#aa9537',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa9537; $custom-light: #c6b373; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa9537",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 149,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.043,
"s": 51.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67076,
"c": 0.11494,
"h": 96.5
},
"luminance": 0.30317
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA9537
secondary
#7C88C1
accent
#67DB4D
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6ED
border
#D2D0C8
text
#131108
muted
#82807B