#AE9B59#AE9B59
#AE9B59 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.089 H 93.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE9B59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 155, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 34%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 49%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 48.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.29, -1.99, 36.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.29, 37.02, 93.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.15% -0.0059 0.0887) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.15% 0.089 93.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9811, 33.1639, 14.2186) |
| Luminance | 0.3316 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.87
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.01
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.04
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.20
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.44
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE9B59 #596CAE
analogous
#AE7159 #AE9B59 #97AE59
triadic
#AE9B59 #59AE9B #9B59AE
tetradic
#AE9B59 #59AE71 #596CAE #AE5997
square
#AE9B59 #59AE71 #596CAE #AE5997
split-complementary
#AE9B59 #5997AE #7159AE
monochromatic
#5E542E #887842 #AE9B59 #C2B482 #D6CDAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#AE9B59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.63
#AE9B59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE9B59
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE9B59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE9B59 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.63 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A89854
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9E5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA928B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae9b59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 155, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.089 93.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8b889',
500: '#ae9b59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae9b59; $custom-light: #c8b889; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae9b59",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 155,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.588,
"s": 34.413,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69154,
"c": 0.08886,
"h": 93.8
},
"luminance": 0.33163
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE9B59
secondary
#9FA7C4
accent
#76CA5D
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13110B
muted
#82807C