#AE9D39#AE9D39
#AE9D39 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.120 H 99.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE9D39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 157, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 51%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 67%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 67.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.49, -5.56, 52.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.49, 52.85, 96.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.2% -0.0199 0.1185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.2% 0.12 99.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2524, 33.4094, 8.7252) |
| Luminance | 0.3341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.67
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 5.50
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 5.57
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.69
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.23
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE9D39 #394AAE
analogous
#AE6239 #AE9D39 #84AE39
triadic
#AE9D39 #39AE9D #9D39AE
tetradic
#AE9D39 #39AE62 #394AAE #AE3984
square
#AE9D39 #39AE62 #394AAE #AE3984
split-complementary
#AE9D39 #3984AE #6239AE
monochromatic
#524A1B #80732A #AE9D39 #C9B95B #D8CD89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#AE9D39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#AE9D39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE9D39
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE9D39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE9D39 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC992C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B09F3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB9288
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae9d39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 157, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.120 99.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9b975',
500: '#ae9d39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae9d39; $custom-light: #c9b975; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae9d39",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 157,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.282,
"s": 50.649,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.692,
"c": 0.12014,
"h": 99.5
},
"luminance": 0.33408
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE9D39
secondary
#808AC3
accent
#62DA4E
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6ED
border
#D2D0C8
text
#141109
muted
#82807B