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#aea215 color: Venom

#aea215 is rgb(174, 162, 21) in RGB and oklch(70.074% 0.1435 103.996) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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55°
100%

70.1%
0.144
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
7.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aea215

#aea215 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.1% lightness, 0.144 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 7.98:1, 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: #aea215 mixed with white

  1. aea215
  2. b6ab3e
  3. bdb559
  4. c5be70
  5. cdc885
  6. d5d19a
  7. dddaaf
  8. e6e3c3
  9. eeedd7
  10. f6f6eb

Darker: #aea215 mixed with black

  1. aea215
  2. 978c11
  3. 80770c
  4. 6a6308
  5. 554f05
  6. 413c03
  7. 2e2a02
  8. 1c1901
  9. 0b0a00
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aea215 with less saturation

  1. aea215
  2. aca233
  3. aba245
  4. a9a254
  5. a7a261
  6. a6a16c
  7. a4a177
  8. a3a082
  9. a1a08c
  10. a09f95

Questions about #aea215

What color is #aea215?

#aea215 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Venom. In RGB it is rgb(174, 162, 21), in HSL hsl(55.29, 78.46%, 38.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.074% 0.1435 103.996).

What colors go well with #aea215?

The complementary color of #aea215 is #9590f4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d38f16 and #78b250. The triadic partners are #00b0e0 and #db77b4.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea215?

Black text reads better on #aea215: 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 #aea215 a warm or cool color?

#aea215 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 104 degrees, its lightness 70.1% and its chroma 0.144.