#AEA270#AEA270
#AEA270 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.069 H 96.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA270 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 162, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 28%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 36%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 35.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.53, -3.24, 27.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.53, 27.81, 96.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.03% -0.0075 0.0685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.03% 0.069 96.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3010, 36.0101, 20.5225) |
| Luminance | 0.3601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.71
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.04
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.60
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.84
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.95
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA270 #707CAE
analogous
#AE8370 #AEA270 #9BAE70
triadic
#AEA270 #70AEA2 #A270AE
tetradic
#AEA270 #70AE83 #707CAE #AE709B
square
#AEA270 #70AE83 #707CAE #AE709B
split-complementary
#AEA270 #709BAE #8370AE
monochromatic
#68603B #908351 #AEA270 #C4BB97 #DAD5BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#AEA270 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#AEA270 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA270
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA270 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA270 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9F6C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA472
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B79B95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea270; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 162, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.069 96.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7bd99',
500: '#aea270',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea270; $custom-light: #c7bd99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea270",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 162,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.387,
"s": 27.679,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71034,
"c": 0.06894,
"h": 96.3
},
"luminance": 0.36009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA270
secondary
#B0B5CA
accent
#76C464
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120E
muted
#82817E