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#aea452 color: Desert Locust

#aea452 is rgb(174, 164, 82) in RGB and oklch(70.986% 0.10454 102.394) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

71%
0.105
102°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.55:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #aea452

#aea452 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 71% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 102°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.55:1 contrast and black text 8.23:1, 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: #aea452 mixed with white

  1. aea452
  2. b6ad65
  3. beb677
  4. c5bf88
  5. cdc899
  6. d5d1aa
  7. dedabb
  8. e6e4cc
  9. eeeddd
  10. f7f6ee

Darker: #aea452 mixed with black

  1. aea452
  2. 978e46
  3. 80793b
  4. 6a642f
  5. 555025
  6. 413d1a
  7. 2e2b11
  8. 1c1a08
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aea452 with less saturation

  1. aea452
  2. ada45c
  3. aba465
  4. aaa46e
  5. a9a376
  6. a7a37e
  7. a6a385
  8. a5a38c
  9. a4a293
  10. a2a29a

Questions about #aea452

What color is #aea452?

#aea452 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(174, 164, 82), in HSL hsl(53.48, 36.22%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.986% 0.10454 102.394).

What colors go well with #aea452?

The complementary color of #aea452 is #9799e1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ca9753 and #89af6a. The triadic partners are #4ab0d0 and #cf87b3.

Is white or black text more readable on #aea452?

Black text reads better on #aea452: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and black gives 8.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aea452 a warm or cool color?

#aea452 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 71% and its chroma 0.105.