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#aea221 color: Venom

#aea221 is rgb(174, 162, 33) in RGB and oklch(70.122% 0.13895 103.72) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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55°
100%

70.1%
0.139
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
7.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aea221

#aea221 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.1% lightness, 0.139 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 7.99:1, 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: #aea221 mixed with white

  1. aea221
  2. b6ab43
  3. bdb55c
  4. c5be73
  5. cdc788
  6. d5d19c
  7. dddab0
  8. e6e3c4
  9. eeedd8
  10. f6f6eb

Darker: #aea221 mixed with black

  1. aea221
  2. 978c1b
  3. 807716
  4. 6a6310
  5. 554f0b
  6. 413c06
  7. 2e2a03
  8. 1c1901
  9. 0b0a00
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aea221 with less saturation

  1. aea221
  2. aca238
  3. aba249
  4. a9a257
  5. a7a263
  6. a6a16e
  7. a4a179
  8. a3a083
  9. a1a08c
  10. a09f96

Questions about #aea221

What color is #aea221?

#aea221 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Venom. In RGB it is rgb(174, 162, 33), in HSL hsl(54.89, 68.12%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.122% 0.13895 103.72).

What colors go well with #aea221?

The complementary color of #aea221 is #9591f2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d29022 and #7ab153. The triadic partners are #00b0de and #da79b4.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea221?

Black text reads better on #aea221: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and black gives 7.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea221 a warm or cool color?

#aea221 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 104 degrees, its lightness 70.1% and its chroma 0.139.