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#aea353 color: Desert Locust

#aea353 is rgb(174, 163, 83) in RGB and oklch(70.782% 0.10253 101.562) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

70.8%
0.103
102°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • olive-400
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.57:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #aea353

#aea353 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 102°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.57:1 contrast and black text 8.16:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Desert Locust (#a9a450). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #aea353 mixed with white

  1. aea353
  2. b6ac66
  3. beb577
  4. c5be89
  5. cdc89a
  6. d5d1aa
  7. dedabb
  8. e6e3cc
  9. eeecdd
  10. f7f6ee

Darker: #aea353 mixed with black

  1. aea353
  2. 978d47
  3. 80783b
  4. 6a6330
  5. 554f25
  6. 413c1b
  7. 2e2a11
  8. 1c1908
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aea353 with less saturation

  1. aea353
  2. ada35d
  3. aba366
  4. aaa36e
  5. a8a376
  6. a7a27e
  7. a6a285
  8. a4a28c
  9. a3a193
  10. a2a19a

Questions about #aea353

What color is #aea353?

#aea353 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(174, 163, 83), in HSL hsl(52.75, 35.97%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.782% 0.10253 101.562).

What colors go well with #aea353?

The complementary color of #aea353 is #9699df. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c99655 and #8aae6a. The triadic partners are #4bafce and #cd87b3.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea353?

Black text reads better on #aea353: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and black gives 8.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea353 a warm or cool color?

#aea353 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 70.8% and its chroma 0.103.