#AA9D46#AA9D46
#AA9D46 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.109 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA9D46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 157, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 42%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 59%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 58.8%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.24, -6.43, 46.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.24, 46.75, 97.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.96% -0.0206 0.1072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.96% 0.109 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7411, 33.1034, 10.6161) |
| Luminance | 0.3310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.06
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.67
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.69
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.70
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 7.13
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA9D46 #4653AA
analogous
#AA6B46 #AA9D46 #85AA46
triadic
#AA9D46 #46AA9D #9D46AA
tetradic
#AA9D46 #46AA6B #4653AA #AA4685
square
#AA9D46 #46AA6B #4653AA #AA4685
split-complementary
#AA9D46 #4685AA #6B46AA
monochromatic
#534D22 #7F7534 #AA9D46 #C2B76B #D4CC96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#AA9D46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#AA9D46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA9D46
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA9D46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA9D46 | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA993D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9E4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6938A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa9d46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 157, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.109 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b97d',
500: '#aa9d46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa9d46; $custom-light: #c6b97d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa9d46",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 157,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.2,
"s": 41.667,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68956,
"c": 0.10918,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.33102
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA9D46
secondary
#8C93C0
accent
#66D156
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6EE
border
#D1D0C9
text
#13110A
muted
#82807C