#AEA14C#AEA14C
#AEA14C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.107 H 100.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA14C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 161, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 39%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 56%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 56.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.76, -6.37, 45.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.76, 45.69, 98.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.26% -0.02 0.1056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.26% 0.107 100.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5060, 35.0114, 11.9344) |
| Luminance | 0.3501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.33
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.64
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.87
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.90
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 7.28
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA14C #4C59AE
analogous
#AE704C #AEA14C #8AAE4C
triadic
#AEA14C #4CAEA1 #A14CAE
tetradic
#AEA14C #4CAE70 #4C59AE #AE4C8A
square
#AEA14C #4CAE70 #4C59AE #AE4C8A
split-complementary
#AEA14C #4C8AAE #704CAE
monochromatic
#595227 #837A39 #AEA14C #C3B875 #D5CE9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#AEA14C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#AEA14C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA14C
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA14C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA14C | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9D44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A250
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA978E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea14c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 161, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.107 100.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bc81',
500: '#aea14c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea14c; $custom-light: #c8bc81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea14c",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 161,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.041,
"s": 39.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70262,
"c": 0.10746,
"h": 100.7
},
"luminance": 0.3501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA14C
secondary
#949AC2
accent
#68CF59
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#13120A
muted
#82817C