#AEBA43#AEBA43
#AEBA43 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.142 H 114.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEBA43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 186, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 64%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 64%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.58, -19.94, 56.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.58, 60.21, 109.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.67% -0.0595 0.129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.67% 0.142 114.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0284, 44.5223, 12.0048) |
| Luminance | 0.4452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 3.69
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 3.79
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 3.91
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 3.97
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.15
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEBA43 #4F43BA
analogous
#BA8A43 #AEBA43 #73BA43
triadic
#AEBA43 #43AEBA #BA43AE
tetradic
#AEBA43 #43BA8A #4F43BA #BA4373
square
#AEBA43 #43BA8A #4F43BA #BA4373
split-complementary
#AEBA43 #4373BA #8A43BA
monochromatic
#5A6023 #848D33 #AEBA43 #C2CB6F #D5DB9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#AEBA43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.90
#AEBA43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEBA43
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEBA43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEBA43 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.90 | 9.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B134
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B34B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9B0A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aeba43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 186, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.142 114.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9ce7d',
500: '#aeba43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aeba43; $custom-light: #c9ce7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aeba43",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 186,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 66.05,
"s": 47.036,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75672,
"c": 0.14208,
"h": 114.7
},
"luminance": 0.44522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEBA43
secondary
#9791C8
accent
#51D75F
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F9EE
border
#D2D2C9
text
#13130A
muted
#82827C