#AEA924#AEA924
#AEA924 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.144 H 107.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA924 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 169, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 66%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 79%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 79.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.65, -12.87, 63.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.65, 64.56, 101.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.67% -0.0426 0.1373) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.67% 0.144 107.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9633, 37.5031, 7.2239) |
| Luminance | 0.3750 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.24
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 2.60
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.57
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.09
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.14
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA924 #2429AE
analogous
#AE6424 #AEA924 #6EAE24
triadic
#AEA924 #24AEA9 #A924AE
tetradic
#AEA924 #24AE64 #2429AE #AE246E
square
#AEA924 #24AE64 #2429AE #AE246E
split-complementary
#AEA924 #246EAE #6424AE
monochromatic
#49460F #7B781A #AEA924 #D6D039 #E1DC6C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#AEA924 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#AEA924 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA924
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA924 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA924 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A200
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA730
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB9D91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea924; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 169, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.144 107.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac26b',
500: '#aea924',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea924; $custom-light: #cac26b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea924",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 169,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.826,
"s": 65.714,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71674,
"c": 0.14381,
"h": 107.2
},
"luminance": 0.37502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA924
secondary
#676AC7
accent
#45E93F
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F9F7EC
border
#D2D0C7
text
#141207
muted
#82817A