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#aea24a color: Desert Locust

#aea24a is rgb(174, 162, 74) in RGB and oklch(70.455% 0.11028 101.616) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

70.5%
0.110
102°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.60:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aea24a

#aea24a is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.5% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 102°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.6:1 contrast and black text 8.07:1, 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: #aea24a mixed with white

  1. aea24a
  2. b6ab5e
  3. beb571
  4. c5be84
  5. cdc795
  6. d5d0a7
  7. dedab9
  8. e6e3ca
  9. eeecdc
  10. f7f6ed

Darker: #aea24a mixed with black

  1. aea24a
  2. 978c3f
  3. 807735
  4. 6a632a
  5. 554f20
  6. 413c17
  7. 2e2a0e
  8. 1c1906
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aea24a with less saturation

  1. aea24a
  2. aca255
  3. aba25f
  4. a9a269
  5. a8a271
  6. a7a17a
  7. a5a182
  8. a4a18a
  9. a2a191
  10. a1a098

Questions about #aea24a

What color is #aea24a?

#aea24a is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(174, 162, 74), in HSL hsl(52.8, 40.32%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.455% 0.11028 101.616).

What colors go well with #aea24a?

The complementary color of #aea24a is #9497e3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ca944c and #87ae64. The triadic partners are #3eafd1 and #cf84b4.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea24a?

Black text reads better on #aea24a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and black gives 8.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea24a a warm or cool color?

#aea24a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 70.5% and its chroma 0.11.