#AAA98E#AAA98E
#AAA98E is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.038 H 105.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA98E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 169, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 14%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 16%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 16.5%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.66, -4.34, 14.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.66, 14.75, 107.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.83% -0.0101 0.0363) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.83% 0.038 105.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6476, 38.8753, 31.2117) |
| Luminance | 0.3887 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 2.73
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 3.31
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 3.68
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 5.09
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.00
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA98E #8E8FAA
analogous
#AA9B8E #AAA98E #9DAA8E
triadic
#AAA98E #8EAAA9 #A98EAA
tetradic
#AAA98E #8EAA9B #8E8FAA #AA8E9D
square
#AAA98E #8EAA9B #8E8FAA #AA8E9D
split-complementary
#AAA98E #8E9DAA #9B8EAA
monochromatic
#6C6B51 #8F8E6C #AAA98E #C4C4B1 #DFDED4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#AAA98E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.77
#AAA98E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA98E
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA98E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA98E | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.77 | 8.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA78C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA88F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEA5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa98e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 169, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.038 105.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3c2af',
500: '#aaa98e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa98e; $custom-light: #c3c2af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa98e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 169,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.857,
"s": 14.141,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72829,
"c": 0.03767,
"h": 105.6
},
"luminance": 0.38875
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA98E
secondary
#C5C5CF
accent
#50984D
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F7F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#121210
muted
#81817F