#AEA756#AEA756
#AEA756 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.104 H 104.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA756 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 167, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 35%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 51%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 50.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.51, -8.69, 42.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.51, 43.28, 101.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.69% -0.0255 0.1004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.69% 0.104 104.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9549, 37.3090, 14.2677) |
| Luminance | 0.3731 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.58
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.67
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.09
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 7.64
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.82
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 8.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA756 #565DAE
analogous
#AE7B56 #AEA756 #89AE56
triadic
#AEA756 #56AEA7 #A756AE
tetradic
#AEA756 #56AE7B #565DAE #AE5689
square
#AEA756 #56AE7B #565DAE #AE5689
split-complementary
#AEA756 #5689AE #7B56AE
monochromatic
#5D592D #868140 #AEA756 #C2BD7F #D6D2A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#AEA756 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.46
#AEA756 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA756
8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA756 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA756 | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.46 | 8.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A24F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A65A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99E94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea756; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 167, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.104 104.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8c188',
500: '#aea756',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea756; $custom-light: #c8c188; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea756",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 167,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.227,
"s": 35.2,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71689,
"c": 0.1036,
"h": 104.3
},
"luminance": 0.37308
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA756
secondary
#9CA0C3
accent
#65CB5D
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F7F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120B
muted
#82817C