#AEA76E#AEA76E
#AEA76E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.077 H 102.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA76E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 167, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 28%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 37%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 36.8%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.85, -6.16, 30.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.85, 31.03, 101.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.07% -0.0161 0.075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.07% 0.077 102.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0892, 37.7627, 20.2420) |
| Luminance | 0.3776 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.52
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.23
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.56
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 7.12
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.32
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA76E #6E75AE
analogous
#AE876E #AEA76E #95AE6E
triadic
#AEA76E #6EAEA7 #A76EAE
tetradic
#AEA76E #6EAE87 #6E75AE #AE6E95
square
#AEA76E #6EAE87 #6E75AE #AE6E95
split-complementary
#AEA76E #6E95AE #876EAE
monochromatic
#68633A #8F8850 #AEA76E #C4BF95 #DAD7BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#AEA76E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.55
#AEA76E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA76E
8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA76E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA76E | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.55 | 8.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A36A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A770
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7A099
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea76e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 167, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.077 102.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7c198',
500: '#aea76e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea76e; $custom-light: #c7c198; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea76e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 167,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.438,
"s": 28.319,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72066,
"c": 0.07667,
"h": 102.1
},
"luminance": 0.37762
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA76E
secondary
#AFB2C9
accent
#6EC563
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F7F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120D
muted
#82817E