#A4A404Countryside (#A4A404) is a light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 110°, lightness 0.7 and chroma 0.151. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #A4A404 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 164, 4) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 95%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 98%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 98%, 36%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(65.3 -15.4 67.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.696 0.151 110) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Countryside shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#aa9f00 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#a9a400 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#a4a404 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a4a508 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Countryside in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.66:1 and against black 7.89:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f6f99c · #cfd164 · #a4a404 · #828200 · #5d5d00 · #3b3b00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#97d68f · #9bbf5b · #a4a404 · #a58800 · #a06e00 · #975503
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#90ccad · #a4a404 · #858506 · #00754e · #4a4a00 · #003722
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e6e9a8 · #c1c3a1 · #a4a404 · #6954b7 · #414206 · #252502
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f1f0ff · #a4a404 · #83846f · #4e4d57 · #21210c · #010004
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f1f0fc · #c8c7d5 · #9b9aa9 · #222031 · #04020e · #a4a404
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c8e0c0 · #a4a404 · #6b9768 · #1e5df1 · #2f3053 · #041117
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b4d8f0 · #a4a404 · #7b89aa · #9750a4 · #28304b · #180f04
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f5ff · #a4a404 · #008ebc · #851d5a · #400027 · #00050c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#cffcfe · #a4a404 · #00949a · #503899 · #44000a · #02000f
#B1B243 · #BEC065 · #CCCE83 · #DADCA0 · #E8EABC
#868600 · #6A6A00 · #4F4F00 · #353500 · #1D1D00
#A2A343 · #A0A261 · #9FA179
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.