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#aea349 color: Desert Locust

#aea349 is rgb(174, 163, 73) in RGB and oklch(70.66% 0.11217 102.387) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

70.7%
0.112
102°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.13:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #aea349

#aea349 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 102°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.13:1, 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: #aea349 mixed with white

  1. aea349
  2. b6ac5e
  3. bdb571
  4. c5bf83
  5. cdc895
  6. d5d1a7
  7. dedab8
  8. e6e3ca
  9. eeeddc
  10. f7f6ed

Darker: #aea349 mixed with black

  1. aea349
  2. 978d3e
  3. 807834
  4. 6a632a
  5. 554f20
  6. 413c17
  7. 2e2a0e
  8. 1c1906
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aea349 with less saturation

  1. aea349
  2. ada354
  3. aba35f
  4. aaa368
  5. a8a371
  6. a7a27a
  7. a5a282
  8. a4a28a
  9. a3a191
  10. a2a199

Questions about #aea349

What color is #aea349?

#aea349 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(174, 163, 73), in HSL hsl(53.47, 40.89%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.66% 0.11217 102.387).

What colors go well with #aea349?

The complementary color of #aea349 is #9697e4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cb954b and #86af64. The triadic partners are #3db0d3 and #d184b4.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea349?

Black text reads better on #aea349: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea349 a warm or cool color?

#aea349 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.112.