#AEA741#AEA741
#AEA741 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.123 H 105.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA741 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 167, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 46%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 63%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 62.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.29, -10.35, 52.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.29, 53.06, 101.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.45% -0.0326 0.1187) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.45% 0.123 105.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2295, 37.0189, 10.4476) |
| Luminance | 0.3702 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.36
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.72
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.56
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.29
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.37
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA741 #4148AE
analogous
#AE7141 #AEA741 #7FAE41
triadic
#AEA741 #41AEA7 #A741AE
tetradic
#AEA741 #41AE71 #4148AE #AE417F
square
#AEA741 #41AE71 #4148AE #AE417F
split-complementary
#AEA741 #417FAE #7141AE
monochromatic
#555120 #817C30 #AEA741 #C6C066 #D7D293
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#AEA741 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.40
#AEA741 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA741
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA741 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA741 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.40 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A135
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A647
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9C91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea741; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 167, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.123 105.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c07a',
500: '#aea741',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea741; $custom-light: #c9c07a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea741",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 167,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.147,
"s": 45.607,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71446,
"c": 0.12306,
"h": 105.4
},
"luminance": 0.37018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA741
secondary
#898CC2
accent
#5BD553
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F7EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#141209
muted
#82817B