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#aea223 color: Venom

#aea223 is rgb(174, 162, 35) in RGB and oklch(70.132% 0.13801 103.662) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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55°
100%

70.1%
0.138
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 #aea223

#aea223 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.1% lightness, 0.138 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: #aea223 mixed with white

  1. aea223
  2. b6ab44
  3. bdb55d
  4. c5be73
  5. cdc788
  6. d5d19c
  7. dddab0
  8. e6e3c4
  9. eeedd8
  10. f6f6eb

Darker: #aea223 mixed with black

  1. aea223
  2. 978c1d
  3. 807717
  4. 6a6311
  5. 554f0c
  6. 413c07
  7. 2e2a04
  8. 1c1901
  9. 0b0a00
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aea223 with less saturation

  1. aea223
  2. aca23a
  3. aba24a
  4. a9a257
  5. a7a264
  6. a6a16f
  7. a4a179
  8. a3a083
  9. a1a08c
  10. a09f96

Questions about #aea223

What color is #aea223?

#aea223 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Venom. In RGB it is rgb(174, 162, 35), in HSL hsl(54.82, 66.51%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.132% 0.13801 103.662).

What colors go well with #aea223?

The complementary color of #aea223 is #9592f1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d19025 and #7bb153. The triadic partners are #00b0dd and #d97ab4.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea223?

Black text reads better on #aea223: 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 #aea223 a warm or cool color?

#aea223 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 104 degrees, its lightness 70.1% and its chroma 0.138.