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#aea247 color: Desert Locust

#aea247 is rgb(174, 162, 71) in RGB and oklch(70.42% 0.11302 101.852) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

70.4%
0.113
102°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.61:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aea247

#aea247 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.4% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 102°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.61:1 contrast and black text 8.06:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Desert Locust (#a9a450). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #aea247 mixed with white

  1. aea247
  2. b6ab5c
  3. beb56f
  4. c5be82
  5. cdc794
  6. d5d0a6
  7. dedab8
  8. e6e3ca
  9. eeecdb
  10. f7f6ed

Darker: #aea247 mixed with black

  1. aea247
  2. 978c3d
  3. 807732
  4. 6a6328
  5. 554f1f
  6. 413c16
  7. 2e2a0d
  8. 1c1906
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aea247 with less saturation

  1. aea247
  2. aca253
  3. aba25d
  4. a9a267
  5. a8a270
  6. a6a179
  7. a5a181
  8. a4a189
  9. a2a091
  10. a1a098

Questions about #aea247

What color is #aea247?

#aea247 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(174, 162, 71), in HSL hsl(53.01, 42.04%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.42% 0.11302 101.852).

What colors go well with #aea247?

The complementary color of #aea247 is #9497e4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cb9349 and #85ae62. The triadic partners are #3aafd2 and #d083b4.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea247?

Black text reads better on #aea247: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and black gives 8.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea247 a warm or cool color?

#aea247 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 70.4% and its chroma 0.113.