#AEB12A#AEB12A
#AEB12A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.149 H 110.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEB12A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 177, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 76.3%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.90, -16.74, 63.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.90, 65.62, 104.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.48% -0.0529 0.1389) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.48% 0.149 110.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5968, 40.6110, 8.2590) |
| Luminance | 0.4061 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 2.79
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.72
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 3.75
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.80
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 4.24
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEB12A #2D2AB1
analogous
#B1702A #AEB12A #6BB12A
triadic
#AEB12A #2AAEB1 #B12AAE
tetradic
#AEB12A #2AB170 #2D2AB1 #B12A6B
square
#AEB12A #2AB170 #2D2AB1 #B12A6B
split-complementary
#AEB12A #2A6BB1 #702AB1
monochromatic
#4D4E13 #7D801E #AEB12A #D0D345 #DCDF77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#AEB12A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.12
#AEB12A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEB12A
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEB12A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEB12A | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.12 | 9.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFA905
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AD36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BAA698
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aeb12a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 177, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.149 110.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac86f',
500: '#aeb12a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aeb12a; $custom-light: #cac86f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aeb12a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 177,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.333,
"s": 61.644,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7348,
"c": 0.1486,
"h": 110.9
},
"luminance": 0.4061
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEB12A
secondary
#7270C6
accent
#43E547
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F8ED
border
#D2D1C8
text
#141308
muted
#82827B