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#aea34c color: Desert Locust

#aea34c is rgb(174, 163, 76) in RGB and oklch(70.695% 0.10938 102.16) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

70.7%
0.109
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 -55
Black text
8.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #aea34c

#aea34c is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.109 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 8.14:1, 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: #aea34c mixed with white

  1. aea34c
  2. b6ac60
  3. beb573
  4. c5be85
  5. cdc896
  6. d5d1a8
  7. dedab9
  8. e6e3cb
  9. eeecdc
  10. f7f6ed

Darker: #aea34c mixed with black

  1. aea34c
  2. 978d41
  3. 807836
  4. 6a632c
  5. 554f22
  6. 413c18
  7. 2e2a0f
  8. 1c1906
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aea34c with less saturation

  1. aea34c
  2. ada357
  3. aba361
  4. aaa36a
  5. a8a373
  6. a7a27b
  7. a6a283
  8. a4a28a
  9. a3a192
  10. a2a199

Questions about #aea34c

What color is #aea34c?

#aea34c is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(174, 163, 76), in HSL hsl(53.27, 39.2%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.695% 0.10938 102.16).

What colors go well with #aea34c?

The complementary color of #aea34c is #9698e3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cb954e and #87af66. The triadic partners are #41afd1 and #cf85b3.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea34c?

Black text reads better on #aea34c: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea34c a warm or cool color?

#aea34c is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.109.