#AA9737#AA9737
#AA9737 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.117 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA9737 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 151, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 51%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 68%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 67.6%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.47, -4.22, 51.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.47, 51.37, 94.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.51% -0.0161 0.1154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.51% 0.117 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3350, 30.9565, 8.0964) |
| Luminance | 0.3095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.46
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.47
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.48
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.05
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 5.82
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA9737 #374AAA
analogous
#AA5E37 #AA9737 #84AA37
triadic
#AA9737 #37AA97 #9737AA
tetradic
#AA9737 #37AA5E #374AAA #AA3784
square
#AA9737 #37AA5E #374AAA #AA3784
split-complementary
#AA9737 #3784AA #5E37AA
monochromatic
#4E4519 #7C6E28 #AA9737 #C8B556 #D7CA84
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#AA9737 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.19
#AA9737 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA9737
7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA9737 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA9737 | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.19 | 7.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6932B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9A3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B78C83
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa9737; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 151, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.117 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b573',
500: '#aa9737',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa9737; $custom-light: #c6b573; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa9737",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 151,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.087,
"s": 51.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67506,
"c": 0.11652,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.30955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA9737
secondary
#7C87C1
accent
#65DB4D
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6ED
border
#D2D0C8
text
#131108
muted
#82807B