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#aea233 color: Martian

#aea233 is rgb(174, 162, 51) in RGB and oklch(70.234% 0.1288 103.056) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

70.2%
0.129
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
8.02:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aea233

#aea233 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.2% lightness, 0.129 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 8.02:1, 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: #aea233 mixed with white

  1. aea233
  2. b6ab4e
  3. bdb564
  4. c5be79
  5. cdc78d
  6. d5d1a0
  7. dddab3
  8. e6e3c6
  9. eeecd9
  10. f6f6ec

Darker: #aea233 mixed with black

  1. aea233
  2. 978c2b
  3. 807723
  4. 6a631c
  5. 554f14
  6. 413c0d
  7. 2e2a07
  8. 1c1903
  9. 0b0a01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aea233 with less saturation

  1. aea233
  2. aca244
  3. aba251
  4. a9a25d
  5. a8a268
  6. a6a172
  7. a5a17c
  8. a3a185
  9. a2a08e
  10. a0a097

Questions about #aea233

What color is #aea233?

#aea233 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Martian. In RGB it is rgb(174, 162, 51), in HSL hsl(54.15, 54.67%, 44.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.234% 0.1288 103.056).

What colors go well with #aea233?

The complementary color of #aea233 is #9494ec. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cf9135 and #7fb059. The triadic partners are #0fb0d9 and #d67db4.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea233?

Black text reads better on #aea233: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and black gives 8.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea233 a warm or cool color?

#aea233 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 70.2% and its chroma 0.129.