#AEB18D

Closest named color: Putty (#BEAE8A). oklch(74.8% 0.05 111.5), rgb(174, 177, 141).

Black text reads best on this color (9.47:1).

About this color

#AEB18D is a medium-light, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.050 and its hue 111°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Putty (#BEAE8A), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.47:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	muted (0.050)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Putty (#BEAE8A)
Black text	9.47:1
White text	2.21:1

Values

HEX	#AEB18D
RGB	rgb(174, 177, 141)
HSL	hsl(65, 19%, 62%)
OKLCH	oklch(74.8% 0.05 111.5)

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 #AEB18D	2.21:1	Fails	Lc -48.4	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #AEB18D	9.47:1	AAA	Lc 60.3	Content text, not long reading
#AEB18D text on white	2.21:1	Fails	Lc 43.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#AEB18D text on black	9.47:1	AAA	Lc -58.5	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

#F5F6F3

oklch(97.2% 0.004 121.6)
Step 100
100

#EAEAE4

oklch(93.5% 0.008 106.6)
Step 200
200

#D9DACE

oklch(88.4% 0.016 110.6)
Step 300
300

#C1C3AC

oklch(80.9% 0.032 111.1)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#AEB18D

oklch(74.8% 0.05 111.5)
Step 500
500

#8A8E60

oklch(63.2% 0.065 112.3)
Step 600
600

#747747

oklch(55.5% 0.068 111.5)
Step 700
700

#626438

oklch(49% 0.064 110.8)
Step 800
800

#50522F

oklch(42.7% 0.053 111.3)
Step 900
900

#42442A

oklch(37.7% 0.041 111.9)
Step 950
950

#272819

oklch(27.1% 0.026 111.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#AEB18D 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)	#B7AE8B	0.014
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B7AF8E	0.014
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B3ADA7	0.043
Achromatopsia (no color)	#AEAEAE	0.050