#AEAF8A#AEAF8A
#AEAF8A is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.051 H 108.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEAF8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 175, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 19%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 21%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 21.1%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.52, -6.63, 18.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.52, 20.04, 109.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.35% -0.0165 0.0482) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.35% 0.051 108.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3728, 41.4940, 30.0802) |
| Luminance | 0.4149 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.65
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.13
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 6.16
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.06
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 7.17
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEAF8A #8B8AAF
analogous
#AF9E8A #AEAF8A #9CAF8A
triadic
#AEAF8A #8AAEAF #AF8AAE
tetradic
#AEAF8A #8AAF9E #8B8AAF #AF8A9C
square
#AEAF8A #8AAF9E #8B8AAF #AF8A9C
split-complementary
#AEAF8A #8A9CAF #9E8AAF
monochromatic
#70714D #949666 #AEAF8A #C7C8AE #E0E1D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#AEAF8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.30
#AEAF8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEAF8A
9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEAF8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEAF8A | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.30 | 9.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5AC88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6AD8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3AAA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aeaf8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 175, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.051 108.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6c6ac',
500: '#aeaf8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aeaf8a; $custom-light: #c6c6ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aeaf8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 175,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.622,
"s": 18.782,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74351,
"c": 0.05092,
"h": 108.9
},
"luminance": 0.41494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEAF8A
secondary
#C4C3D1
accent
#489D4B
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F8F8F4
border
#D1D1CE
text
#131310
muted
#82827F