#AAAE71#AAAE71
#AAAE71 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.082 H 111.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAAE71 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 174, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 27%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 35%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.3%, 0%, 35.1%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.48, -11.10, 30.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.48, 32.82, 109.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.3% -0.0299 0.0762) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.3% 0.082 111.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6945, 40.0109, 21.5148) |
| Luminance | 0.4001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.59
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.17
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 5.94
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.45
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.45
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAAE71 #7571AE
analogous
#AE9471 #AAAE71 #8CAE71
triadic
#AAAE71 #71AAAE #AE71AA
tetradic
#AAAE71 #71AE94 #7571AE #AE718C
square
#AAAE71 #71AE94 #7571AE #AE718C
split-complementary
#AAAE71 #718CAE #9471AE
monochromatic
#66693C #8C9052 #AAAE71 #C1C498 #D9DABF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#AAAE71 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#AAAE71 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAAE71
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAAE71 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAAE71 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A96D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AB74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2A79F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaae71; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 174, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.082 111.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c69a',
500: '#aaae71',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaae71; $custom-light: #c4c69a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaae71",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 174,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.934,
"s": 27.354,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73297,
"c": 0.08185,
"h": 111.4
},
"luminance": 0.4001
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAAE71
secondary
#B2B1CA
accent
#64C46A
background
#FCFCF9
surface
#F8F8F2
border
#D1D1CC
text
#13130E
muted
#82827E