#AEA773#AEA773
#AEA773 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.071 H 101.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA773 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 167, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 27%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 34%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 33.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.93, -5.54, 27.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.93, 28.40, 101.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.16% -0.014 0.0692) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.16% 0.071 101.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3692, 37.8747, 21.7164) |
| Luminance | 0.3787 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.59
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.90
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 6.04
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.30
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 6.34
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA773 #737AAE
analogous
#AE8A73 #AEA773 #98AE73
triadic
#AEA773 #73AEA7 #A773AE
tetradic
#AEA773 #73AE8A #737AAE #AE7398
square
#AEA773 #73AE8A #737AAE #AE7398
split-complementary
#AEA773 #7398AE #8A73AE
monochromatic
#6A643D #908953 #AEA773 #C4BF9A #DBD8C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#AEA773 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#AEA773 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA773
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA773 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA773 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.57 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A46F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A775
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7A09A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea773; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 167, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.071 101.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7c19c',
500: '#aea773',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea773; $custom-light: #c7c19c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea773",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 167,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.881,
"s": 26.697,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72158,
"c": 0.07057,
"h": 101.5
},
"luminance": 0.37874
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA773
secondary
#B2B5CA
accent
#70C365
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F7F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120E
muted
#82817E