#AEA92A#AEA92A
#AEA92A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.141 H 107.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA92A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 169, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 75.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.68, -12.64, 61.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.68, 62.69, 101.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.71% -0.0415 0.1345) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.71% 0.141 107.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0627, 37.5429, 7.7476) |
| Luminance | 0.3754 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.52
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 2.70
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.82
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.24
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.39
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA92A #2A2FAE
analogous
#AE672A #AEA92A #71AE2A
triadic
#AEA92A #2AAEA9 #A92AAE
tetradic
#AEA92A #2AAE67 #2A2FAE #AE2A71
square
#AEA92A #2AAE67 #2A2FAE #AE2A71
split-complementary
#AEA92A #2A71AE #672AAE
monochromatic
#4B4912 #7D791E #AEA92A #D2CC43 #DEDA75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#AEA92A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.51
#AEA92A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA92A
8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA92A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA92A | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.51 | 8.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A20C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA734
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB9D91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea92a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 169, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.141 107.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac26e',
500: '#aea92a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea92a; $custom-light: #cac26e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea92a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 169,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.727,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71707,
"c": 0.14075,
"h": 107.1
},
"luminance": 0.37542
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA92A
secondary
#6F72C5
accent
#4AE444
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F9F7EC
border
#D2D0C7
text
#141208
muted
#82817B