#AEA154#AEA154
#AEA154 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.100 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA154 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 161, 84) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 36%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 52%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 51.7%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.85, -5.68, 41.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.85, 41.80, 97.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.36% -0.0171 0.0981) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.36% 0.1 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8016, 35.1297, 13.4913) |
| Luminance | 0.3513 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.49
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.32
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.34
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.60
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.16
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA154 #5461AE
analogous
#AE7454 #AEA154 #8EAE54
triadic
#AEA154 #54AEA1 #A154AE
tetradic
#AEA154 #54AE74 #5461AE #AE548E
square
#AEA154 #54AE74 #5461AE #AE548E
split-complementary
#AEA154 #548EAE #7454AE
monochromatic
#5C552C #867B3F #AEA154 #C2B87E #D5CFA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#AEA154 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.03
#AEA154 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA154
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA154 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA154 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.03 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9D4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A257
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA978F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea154; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 161, 84); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.100 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bc86',
500: '#aea154',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea154; $custom-light: #c8bc86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea154",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 161,
"b": 84
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.333,
"s": 35.714,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70365,
"c": 0.09955,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.35129
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA154
secondary
#9BA1C3
accent
#6CCC5C
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13120B
muted
#82817C