#AEA473#AEA473
#AEA473 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.067 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA473 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 164, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 27%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 34%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 33.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.12, -3.94, 26.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.12, 27.07, 98.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.52% -0.0094 0.0667) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.52% 0.067 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8260, 36.7883, 21.5353) |
| Luminance | 0.3679 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.55
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.82
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.26
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.73
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.81
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA473 #737DAE
analogous
#AE8773 #AEA473 #9BAE73
triadic
#AEA473 #73AEA4 #A473AE
tetradic
#AEA473 #73AE87 #737DAE #AE739B
square
#AEA473 #73AE87 #737DAE #AE739B
split-complementary
#AEA473 #739BAE #8773AE
monochromatic
#6A623D #908653 #AEA473 #C4BD9A #DBD6C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#AEA473 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.36
#AEA473 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA473
8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA473 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA473 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.36 | 8.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA170
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A575
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B79D97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea473; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 164, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.067 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7be9b',
500: '#aea473',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea473; $custom-light: #c7be9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea473",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 164,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.831,
"s": 26.697,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71517,
"c": 0.06731,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.36787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA473
secondary
#B2B6CA
accent
#75C365
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120E
muted
#82817E