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#aea34f color: Desert Locust

#aea34f is rgb(174, 163, 79) in RGB and oklch(70.731% 0.1065 101.916) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

70.7%
0.106
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
8.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #aea34f

#aea34f is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.106 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 8.15:1, 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: #aea34f mixed with white

  1. aea34f
  2. b6ac62
  3. beb575
  4. c5be86
  5. cdc898
  6. d5d1a9
  7. dedaba
  8. e6e3cb
  9. eeecdc
  10. f7f6ee

Darker: #aea34f mixed with black

  1. aea34f
  2. 978d44
  3. 807838
  4. 6a632e
  5. 554f23
  6. 413c19
  7. 2e2a10
  8. 1c1907
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aea34f with less saturation

  1. aea34f
  2. ada359
  3. aba363
  4. aaa36c
  5. a8a374
  6. a7a27c
  7. a6a284
  8. a4a28b
  9. a3a192
  10. a2a19a

Questions about #aea34f

What color is #aea34f?

#aea34f is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(174, 163, 79), in HSL hsl(53.05, 37.55%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.731% 0.1065 101.916).

What colors go well with #aea34f?

The complementary color of #aea34f is #9698e2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ca9551 and #88af68. The triadic partners are #45afd0 and #ce86b3.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea34f?

Black text reads better on #aea34f: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea34f a warm or cool color?

#aea34f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.106.