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#aea423 color: Venom

#aea423 is rgb(174, 164, 35) in RGB and oklch(70.569% 0.13975 104.734) 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 #aea423

#aea423 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: #aea423 mixed with white

  1. aea423
  2. b6ad44
  3. bdb65d
  4. c5c074
  5. cdc988
  6. d5d29d
  7. dddbb1
  8. e6e4c4
  9. eeedd8
  10. f6f6eb

Darker: #aea423 mixed with black

  1. aea423
  2. 978e1d
  3. 807917
  4. 6a6411
  5. 55500c
  6. 413d07
  7. 2e2b04
  8. 1c1a01
  9. 0b0a00
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aea423 with less saturation

  1. aea423
  2. aca43a
  3. aba44a
  4. a9a458
  5. a8a364
  6. a6a370
  7. a5a37a
  8. a4a284
  9. a2a18e
  10. a1a197

Questions about #aea423

What color is #aea423?

#aea423 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Venom. In RGB it is rgb(174, 164, 35), in HSL hsl(55.68, 66.51%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.569% 0.13975 104.734).

What colors go well with #aea423?

The complementary color of #aea423 is #9892f3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d29122 and #79b355. The triadic partners are #00b1e1 and #dc7ab4.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea423?

Black text reads better on #aea423: 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 #aea423 a warm or cool color?

#aea423 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 105 degrees, its lightness 70.6% and its chroma 0.14.