#AAA78A#AAA78A
#AAA78A is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.041 H 102.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA78A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 167, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 16%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 19%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 18.8%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.03, -3.89, 15.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.03, 15.90, 104.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.31% -0.0088 0.0396) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.31% 0.041 102.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9835, 38.0189, 29.5353) |
| Luminance | 0.3802 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 1.93
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 2.29
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 3.99
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 5.31
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.25
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA78A #8A8DAA
analogous
#AA978A #AAA78A #9DAA8A
triadic
#AAA78A #8AAAA7 #A78AAA
tetradic
#AAA78A #8AAA97 #8A8DAA #AA8A9D
square
#AAA78A #8AAA97 #8A8DAA #AA8A9D
split-complementary
#AAA78A #8A9DAA #978AAA
monochromatic
#6C694E #8F8B68 #AAA78A #C4C2AD #DEDCD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#AAA78A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.60
#AAA78A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA78A
8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA78A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA78A | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.60 | 8.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA588
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA78B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFA39F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa78a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 167, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.041 102.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3c1ac',
500: '#aaa78a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa78a; $custom-light: #c3c1ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa78a",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 167,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.375,
"s": 15.842,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72306,
"c": 0.04053,
"h": 102.5
},
"luminance": 0.38018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA78A
secondary
#C2C3CE
accent
#539A4B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F7F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#121210
muted
#81817F