#AEA149#AEA149
#AEA149 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.110 H 101.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA149 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 161, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 41%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 58%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 58%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.73, -6.60, 46.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.73, 47.11, 98.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.23% -0.021 0.1082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.23% 0.11 101) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4041, 34.9707, 11.3978) |
| Luminance | 0.3497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.68
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.52
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.81
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.89
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.96
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA149 #4956AE
analogous
#AE6E49 #AEA149 #88AE49
triadic
#AEA149 #49AEA1 #A149AE
tetradic
#AEA149 #49AE6E #4956AE #AE4988
square
#AEA149 #49AE6E #4956AE #AE4988
split-complementary
#AEA149 #4988AE #6E49AE
monochromatic
#585125 #837937 #AEA149 #C3B971 #D5CE9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#AEA149 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#AEA149 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA149
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA149 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA149 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9D40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A24D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA978E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea149; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 161, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.110 101.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9bc7f',
500: '#aea149',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea149; $custom-light: #c9bc7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea149",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 161,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.277,
"s": 40.891,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70227,
"c": 0.11026,
"h": 101
},
"luminance": 0.34969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA149
secondary
#9197C2
accent
#67D157
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#13120A
muted
#82817C