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#aea350 color: Desert Locust

#aea350 is rgb(174, 163, 80) in RGB and oklch(70.744% 0.10552 101.831) 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 #aea350

#aea350 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: #aea350 mixed with white

  1. aea350
  2. b6ac63
  3. beb575
  4. c5be87
  5. cdc898
  6. d5d1a9
  7. dedaba
  8. e6e3cb
  9. eeecdd
  10. f7f6ee

Darker: #aea350 mixed with black

  1. aea350
  2. 978d44
  3. 807839
  4. 6a632e
  5. 554f24
  6. 413c1a
  7. 2e2a10
  8. 1c1907
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aea350 with less saturation

  1. aea350
  2. ada35a
  3. aba363
  4. aaa36c
  5. a8a374
  6. a7a27c
  7. a6a284
  8. a4a28b
  9. a3a193
  10. a2a19a

Questions about #aea350

What color is #aea350?

#aea350 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(174, 163, 80), in HSL hsl(52.98, 37.01%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.744% 0.10552 101.831).

What colors go well with #aea350?

The complementary color of #aea350 is #9698e1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ca9552 and #88af68. The triadic partners are #47afd0 and #ce86b3.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea350?

Black text reads better on #aea350: 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 #aea350 a warm or cool color?

#aea350 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.106.