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#aea331 color: Martian

#aea331 is rgb(174, 163, 49) in RGB and oklch(70.437% 0.13102 103.725) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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55°
100%

70.4%
0.131
104°
  • 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
8.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aea331

#aea331 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.4% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 104°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.6:1 contrast and black text 8.08:1, 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: #aea331 mixed with white

  1. aea331
  2. b6ac4c
  3. bdb663
  4. c5bf78
  5. cdc88c
  6. d5d1a0
  7. dddab3
  8. e6e4c6
  9. eeedd9
  10. f6f6ec

Darker: #aea331 mixed with black

  1. aea331
  2. 978d29
  3. 807822
  4. 6a631a
  5. 554f13
  6. 413c0c
  7. 2e2a06
  8. 1c1903
  9. 0b0a01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aea331 with less saturation

  1. aea331
  2. aca343
  3. aba351
  4. a9a35d
  5. a8a268
  6. a6a272
  7. a5a27c
  8. a4a185
  9. a2a18e
  10. a1a097

Questions about #aea331

What color is #aea331?

#aea331 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Martian. In RGB it is rgb(174, 163, 49), in HSL hsl(54.72, 56.05%, 43.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.437% 0.13102 103.725).

What colors go well with #aea331?

The complementary color of #aea331 is #9694ee. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d09232 and #7eb159. The triadic partners are #08b0db and #d87db4.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea331?

Black text reads better on #aea331: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and black gives 8.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea331 a warm or cool color?

#aea331 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 104 degrees, its lightness 70.4% and its chroma 0.131.