#AE9F2B#AE9F2B
#AE9F2B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.131 H 101.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE9F2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 159, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 75.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.94, -7.35, 58.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.94, 58.96, 97.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.53% -0.0265 0.1285) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.53% 0.131 101.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2911, 33.9707, 7.2465) |
| Luminance | 0.3397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.30
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.71
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.83
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.22
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 5.56
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE9F2B #2B3AAE
analogous
#AE5E2B #AE9F2B #7BAE2B
triadic
#AE9F2B #2BAE9F #9F2BAE
tetradic
#AE9F2B #2BAE5E #2B3AAE #AE2B7B
square
#AE9F2B #2BAE5E #2B3AAE #AE2B7B
split-complementary
#AE9F2B #2B7BAE #5E2BAE
monochromatic
#4C4513 #7D721F #AE9F2B #D1C145 #DDD176
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#AE9F2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.79
#AE9F2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE9F2B
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE9F2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE9F2B | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.79 | 7.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9A14
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A033
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9389
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae9f2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 159, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.131 101.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cabb6d',
500: '#ae9f2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae9f2b; $custom-light: #cabb6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae9f2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 159,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.13,
"s": 60.369,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69525,
"c": 0.13123,
"h": 101.7
},
"luminance": 0.33969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE9F2B
secondary
#707AC5
accent
#57E444
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F9F6EC
border
#D2D0C7
text
#141108
muted
#82807B