#AE9D4E

Closest named color: Dark Gold (#B59410). oklch(69.4% 0.102 97.4), rgb(174, 157, 78).

Black text reads best on this color (7.73:1).

About this color

#AE9D4E is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 69%, its chroma 0.102 and its hue 97°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Gold (#B59410), ΔE 0.039 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.73:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (69%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.102)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Dark Gold (#B59410)
Black text	7.73:1
White text	2.71:1

Values

HEX	#AE9D4E
RGB	rgb(174, 157, 78)
HSL	hsl(49, 38%, 49%)
OKLCH	oklch(69.4% 0.102 97.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #AE9D4E	2.71:1	Fails	Lc -57.8	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #AE9D4E	7.73:1	AAA	Lc 51.5	Large or bold text, headings
#AE9D4E text on white	2.71:1	Fails	Lc 52.6	Large or bold text, headings
#AE9D4E text on black	7.73:1	AAA	Lc -49.3	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F7F6EF

oklch(97.2% 0.009 100)
Step 100
100

#EDEADD

oklch(93.6% 0.018 96.1)
Step 200
200

#DFDAC0

oklch(88.5% 0.035 98.1)
Step 300
300

#CCC192

oklch(80.8% 0.064 96.5)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#AE9D4E

oklch(69.4% 0.102 97.4)
Step 500
500

#9F8900

oklch(63.1% 0.13 97.8)
Step 600
600

#867300

oklch(55.7% 0.115 97.6)
Step 700
700

#716000

oklch(49.1% 0.101 97)
Step 800
800

#5C4F00

oklch(42.8% 0.088 98.3)
Step 900
900

#4D4100

oklch(37.6% 0.078 97.3)
Step 950
950

#2E2602

oklch(27% 0.053 96.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#AE9D4E with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#AA9A47	0.012
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#AF9F51	0.006
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#BA938B	0.093
Achromatopsia (no color)	#9D9D9D	0.102