#AEAF4B#AEAF4B
#AEAF4B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.123 H 109.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEAF4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 175, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 57%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 57.1%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.59, -13.78, 50.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.59, 51.93, 105.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.31% -0.0413 0.1158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.31% 0.123 109.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0565, 40.1675, 12.6143) |
| Luminance | 0.4017 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.98
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.38
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.55
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.89
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 5.91
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEAF4B #4C4BAF
analogous
#AF7E4B #AEAF4B #7CAF4B
triadic
#AEAF4B #4BAEAF #AF4BAE
tetradic
#AEAF4B #4BAF7E #4C4BAF #AF4B7C
square
#AEAF4B #4BAF7E #4C4BAF #AF4B7C
split-complementary
#AEAF4B #4B7CAF #7E4BAF
monochromatic
#595926 #838439 #AEAF4B #C3C374 #D5D69F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#AEAF4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.03
#AEAF4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEAF4B
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEAF4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEAF4B | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.03 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA840
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAC51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9A599
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aeaf4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 175, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.123 109.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8c681',
500: '#aeaf4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aeaf4b; $custom-light: #c8c681; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aeaf4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 175,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.6,
"s": 40,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73306,
"c": 0.12293,
"h": 109.6
},
"luminance": 0.40167
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEAF4B
secondary
#9493C2
accent
#58D059
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F9F8EF
border
#D2D1CA
text
#13130A
muted
#82827C