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#aea20e color: Venom

#aea20e is rgb(174, 162, 14) in RGB and oklch(70.054% 0.14537 104.105) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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55°
100%

70.1%
0.145
104°
  • 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
7.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aea20e

#aea20e is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.1% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 104°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.63:1 contrast and black text 7.97:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Venom (#a9a52a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #aea20e mixed with white

  1. aea20e
  2. b6ab3c
  3. bdb557
  4. c5be6f
  5. cdc885
  6. d5d19a
  7. dddaae
  8. e6e3c2
  9. eeedd7
  10. f6f6eb

Darker: #aea20e mixed with black

  1. aea20e
  2. 978c0b
  3. 807707
  4. 6a6305
  5. 554f03
  6. 413c02
  7. 2e2a01
  8. 1c1900
  9. 0b0a00
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aea20e with less saturation

  1. aea20e
  2. aca230
  3. aba243
  4. a9a253
  5. a7a260
  6. a6a16c
  7. a4a177
  8. a3a081
  9. a1a08b
  10. a09f95

Questions about #aea20e

What color is #aea20e?

#aea20e is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Venom. In RGB it is rgb(174, 162, 14), in HSL hsl(55.5, 85.11%, 36.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.054% 0.14537 104.105).

What colors go well with #aea20e?

The complementary color of #aea20e is #9590f5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d38f0f and #77b24e. The triadic partners are #00b0e1 and #dc77b5.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea20e?

Black text reads better on #aea20e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and black gives 7.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea20e a warm or cool color?

#aea20e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 104 degrees, its lightness 70.1% and its chroma 0.145.