#AE9523#AE9523
#AE9523 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.128 H 95.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE9523 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 149, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 79.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.18, -2.30, 58.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.18, 58.74, 92.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.33% -0.013 0.1273) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.33% 0.128 95.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5079, 30.6165, 5.9978) |
| Luminance | 0.3061 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 2.07
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 2.08
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 2.14
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 2.55
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 3.30
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE9523 #233CAE
analogous
#AE5023 #AE9523 #81AE23
triadic
#AE9523 #23AE95 #9523AE
tetradic
#AE9523 #23AE50 #233CAE #AE2381
square
#AE9523 #23AE50 #233CAE #AE2381
split-complementary
#AE9523 #2381AE #5023AE
monochromatic
#483E0F #7B6919 #AE9523 #D7BA37 #E1CC6A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#AE9523 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#AE9523 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE9523
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE9523 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE9523 | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.12 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A59205
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9A2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC8980
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae9523; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 149, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.128 95.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cab368',
500: '#ae9523',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae9523; $custom-light: #cab368; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae9523",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 149,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.209,
"s": 66.507,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67326,
"c": 0.12799,
"h": 95.8
},
"luminance": 0.30615
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE9523
secondary
#6677C7
accent
#5DE93E
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FAF6EB
border
#D3D0C6
text
#141107
muted
#83807A