Skip to the color picker

#a3a653 color: Desert Locust

#a3a653 is rgb(163, 166, 83) in RGB and oklch(70.475% 0.10675 110.697) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

62°
100%

70.5%
0.107
111°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • olive-400
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #a3a653

#a3a653 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.5% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 111°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.14:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Desert Locust (#a9a450). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #a3a653 mixed with white

  1. a3a653
  2. acaf66
  3. b4b877
  4. bdc189
  5. c6c99a
  6. d0d2aa
  7. d9dbbb
  8. e2e4cc
  9. eceddd
  10. f5f6ee

Darker: #a3a653 mixed with black

  1. a3a653
  2. 8d9047
  3. 787a3b
  4. 636530
  5. 4f5125
  6. 3c3e1b
  7. 2a2b11
  8. 191a08
  9. 0a0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #a3a653 with less saturation

  1. a3a653
  2. a3a65d
  3. a2a565
  4. a2a56e
  5. a1a476
  6. a1a37d
  7. a1a384
  8. a0a28b
  9. a0a192
  10. a0a199

Questions about #a3a653

What color is #a3a653?

#a3a653 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(163, 166, 83), in HSL hsl(62.17, 33.33%, 48.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.475% 0.10675 110.697).

What colors go well with #a3a653?

The complementary color of #a3a653 is #a094de. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c2984c and #7ab071. The triadic partners are #4facd6 and #d284a8.

Is white or black text more readable on #a3a653?

Black text reads better on #a3a653: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a3a653 a warm or cool color?

#a3a653 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 111 degrees, its lightness 70.5% and its chroma 0.107.