#AEAD57#AEAD57
#AEAD57 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.109 H 108.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEAD57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 173, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 35%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 50%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 50%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.17, -11.74, 43.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.17, 45.42, 104.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.01% -0.0341 0.1037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.01% 0.109 108.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1202, 39.5748, 14.8563) |
| Luminance | 0.3957 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.56
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.85
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.61
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.82
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 7.12
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEAD57 #5758AE
analogous
#AE8157 #AEAD57 #83AE57
triadic
#AEAD57 #57AEAD #AD57AE
tetradic
#AEAD57 #57AE81 #5758AE #AE5783
square
#AEAD57 #57AE81 #5758AE #AE5783
split-complementary
#AEAD57 #5783AE #8157AE
monochromatic
#5E5D2D #878641 #AEAD57 #C2C180 #D6D5AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#AEAD57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#AEAD57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEAD57
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEAD57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEAD57 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A74F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAA5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9A499
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aead57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 173, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.109 108.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8c589',
500: '#aead57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aead57; $custom-light: #c8c589; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aead57",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 173,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.31,
"s": 34.94,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73011,
"c": 0.1092,
"h": 108.2
},
"luminance": 0.39574
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEAD57
secondary
#9D9EC4
accent
#5ECB5D
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F8F8F0
border
#D1D1CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D