#AEAF36#AEAF36
#AEAF36 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.139 H 109.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEAF36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 175, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 69%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 69.1%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -15.15, 58.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 60.69, 104.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.11% -0.0474 0.1311) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.11% 0.139 109.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4525, 39.9259, 9.4336) |
| Luminance | 0.3992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.72
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.89
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.01
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 4.85
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.92
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEAF36 #3736AF
analogous
#AF7436 #AEAF36 #71AF36
triadic
#AEAF36 #36AEAF #AF36AE
tetradic
#AEAF36 #36AF74 #3736AF #AF3671
square
#AEAF36 #36AF74 #3736AF #AF3671
split-complementary
#AEAF36 #3671AF #7436AF
monochromatic
#515119 #7F8028 #AEAF36 #CACB57 #D9DA86
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#AEAF36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#AEAF36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEAF36
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEAF36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEAF36 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDA823
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAB3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BAA497
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aeaf36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 175, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.139 109.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c675',
500: '#aeaf36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aeaf36; $custom-light: #c9c675; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aeaf36",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 175,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.496,
"s": 52.838,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73114,
"c": 0.1394,
"h": 109.9
},
"luminance": 0.39925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEAF36
secondary
#7E7DC3
accent
#4CDC4D
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F8ED
border
#D2D1C8
text
#141309
muted
#82827B