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#aea422 color: Venom

#aea422 is rgb(174, 164, 34) in RGB and oklch(70.564% 0.14022 104.759) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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56°
100%

70.6%
0.140
105°
  • 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
8.13:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #aea422

#aea422 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.6% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 105°.

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 Venom (#a9a52a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #aea422 mixed with white

  1. aea422
  2. b6ad44
  3. bdb65d
  4. c5c073
  5. cdc988
  6. d5d29d
  7. dddbb0
  8. e6e4c4
  9. eeedd8
  10. f6f6eb

Darker: #aea422 mixed with black

  1. aea422
  2. 978e1c
  3. 807916
  4. 6a6411
  5. 55500b
  6. 413d07
  7. 2e2b03
  8. 1c1a01
  9. 0b0a00
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aea422 with less saturation

  1. aea422
  2. aca439
  3. aba44a
  4. a9a458
  5. a8a364
  6. a6a36f
  7. a5a37a
  8. a4a284
  9. a2a18e
  10. a1a197

Questions about #aea422

What color is #aea422?

#aea422 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Venom. In RGB it is rgb(174, 164, 34), in HSL hsl(55.71, 67.31%, 40.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.564% 0.14022 104.759).

What colors go well with #aea422?

The complementary color of #aea422 is #9892f3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d39121 and #79b355. The triadic partners are #00b1e1 and #dc7ab4.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea422?

Black text reads better on #aea422: 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 #aea422 a warm or cool color?

#aea422 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 105 degrees, its lightness 70.6% and its chroma 0.14.