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#aea230 color: Martian

#aea230 is rgb(174, 162, 48) in RGB and oklch(70.212% 0.13076 103.191) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

70.2%
0.131
103°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.01:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aea230

#aea230 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.2% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 103°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.62:1 contrast and black text 8.01:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Martian (#aea132). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #aea230 mixed with white

  1. aea230
  2. b6ab4c
  3. bdb563
  4. c5be78
  5. cdc78c
  6. d5d19f
  7. dddab2
  8. e6e3c6
  9. eeecd9
  10. f6f6ec

Darker: #aea230 mixed with black

  1. aea230
  2. 978c28
  3. 807721
  4. 6a631a
  5. 554f13
  6. 413c0c
  7. 2e2a06
  8. 1c1903
  9. 0b0a01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aea230 with less saturation

  1. aea230
  2. aca242
  3. aba250
  4. a9a25c
  5. a8a267
  6. a6a172
  7. a5a17b
  8. a3a185
  9. a2a08e
  10. a0a096

Questions about #aea230

What color is #aea230?

#aea230 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Martian. In RGB it is rgb(174, 162, 48), in HSL hsl(54.29, 56.76%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.212% 0.13076 103.191).

What colors go well with #aea230?

The complementary color of #aea230 is #9493ed. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d09132 and #7eb058. The triadic partners are #02b0da and #d77cb4.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea230?

Black text reads better on #aea230: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and black gives 8.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea230 a warm or cool color?

#aea230 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 70.2% and its chroma 0.131.