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#aea143 color: Desert Locust

#aea143 is rgb(174, 161, 67) in RGB and oklch(70.161% 0.1156 101.473) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

70.2%
0.116
101°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aea143

#aea143 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.2% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 101°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.63:1 contrast and black text 7.98:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Desert Locust (#a9a450). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #aea143 mixed with white

  1. aea143
  2. b6aa59
  3. beb46d
  4. c5bd80
  5. cdc792
  6. d5d0a5
  7. ded9b7
  8. e6e3c9
  9. eeecdb
  10. f7f6ed

Darker: #aea143 mixed with black

  1. aea143
  2. 978b39
  3. 80762f
  4. 6a6226
  5. 554e1d
  6. 413c14
  7. 2e2a0c
  8. 1c1905
  9. 0b0901
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aea143 with less saturation

  1. aea143
  2. aca150
  3. aba15b
  4. a9a165
  5. a8a16e
  6. a6a177
  7. a5a07f
  8. a3a088
  9. a2a08f
  10. a09f97

Questions about #aea143

What color is #aea143?

#aea143 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(174, 161, 67), in HSL hsl(52.71, 44.4%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.161% 0.1156 101.473).

What colors go well with #aea143?

The complementary color of #aea143 is #9396e5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cc9246 and #85ae5f. The triadic partners are #33afd2 and #d081b4.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea143?

Black text reads better on #aea143: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and black gives 7.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea143 a warm or cool color?

#aea143 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 101 degrees, its lightness 70.2% and its chroma 0.116.