#AEA75E#AEA75E
#AEA75E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.095 H 103.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA75E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 167, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 33%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 46%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 46%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.61, -7.92, 38.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.61, 39.29, 101.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.8% -0.0225 0.0924) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.8% 0.095 103.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2954, 37.4452, 16.0613) |
| Luminance | 0.3744 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 1.41
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.48
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.06
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.49
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.79
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA75E #5E65AE
analogous
#AE7F5E #AEA75E #8DAE5E
triadic
#AEA75E #5EAEA7 #A75EAE
tetradic
#AEA75E #5EAE7F #5E65AE #AE5E8D
square
#AEA75E #5EAE7F #5E65AE #AE5E8D
split-complementary
#AEA75E #5E8DAE #7F5EAE
monochromatic
#615D31 #8A8445 #AEA75E #C2BD87 #D7D4AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#AEA75E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#AEA75E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA75E
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA75E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA75E | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.49 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A258
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A661
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B89E96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea75e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 167, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.095 103.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8c18d',
500: '#aea75e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea75e; $custom-light: #c8c18d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea75e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 167,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.75,
"s": 33.058,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71802,
"c": 0.0951,
"h": 103.7
},
"luminance": 0.37444
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA75E
secondary
#A3A6C5
accent
#68C95F
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F7F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D