#AEB280#AEB280
#AEB280 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.068 H 111.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEB280 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 178, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 25%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 28%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 28.1%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.14, -9.65, 25.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.14, 26.95, 110.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.78% -0.0252 0.0632) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.78% 0.068 111.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2722, 42.3984, 26.6381) |
| Luminance | 0.4240 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.90
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 5.95
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.53
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 6.87
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.95
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEB280 #8480B2
analogous
#B29D80 #AEB280 #95B280
triadic
#AEB280 #80AEB2 #B280AE
tetradic
#AEB280 #80B29D #8480B2 #B28095
square
#AEB280 #80B29D #8480B2 #B28095
split-complementary
#AEB280 #8095B2 #9D80B2
monochromatic
#6F7245 #94985C #AEB280 #C6C9A6 #DFE0CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#AEB280 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#AEB280 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEB280
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEB280 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEB280 | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAAD7D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAF82
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4ACA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aeb280; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 178, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.068 111.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6c9a5',
500: '#aeb280',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aeb280; $custom-light: #c6c9a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aeb280",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 178,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64.8,
"s": 24.51,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74783,
"c": 0.06799,
"h": 111.8
},
"luminance": 0.42398
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEB280
secondary
#BFBDD1
accent
#67C16E
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F8F8F4
border
#D1D1CE
text
#13130F
muted
#82827F