#AEA132Martian (#AEA132) is a light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 103°, lightness 0.7 and chroma 0.129. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #AEA132 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 161, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 55%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 71%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 71%, 32%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(65.5 -8.1 56.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.700 0.129 103) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Martian shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b39c29 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#b3a12e — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#aea132 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#aea234 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Martian 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 2.64:1 and against black 7.94:1, 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.
#fef5a6 · #d7cc72 · #aea132 · #8b7f0b · #645b00 · #3f3900
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.
#a9d391 · #aabb64 · #aea132 · #ac8624 · #a36e24 · #95582b
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.
#9ecbac · #aea132 · #8d8228 · #007741 · #514900 · #05381d
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.
#ede7b1 · #c5c2a6 · #aea132 · #5955a8 · #464113 · #282508
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0f1fe · #aea132 · #868473 · #4d4e57 · #23210f · #010104
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.
#f0f1fc · #c7c8d5 · #999aaa · #202032 · #03020f · #aea132
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eff0ff · #aea132 · #7a7bbf · #474192 · #1c1151 · #050300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b2daee · #aea132 · #7788a3 · #7e489e · #25314d · #180d03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dff6ff · #aea132 · #2590b0 · #7c2b62 · #3f002d · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d5fbf9 · #aea132 · #0c9694 · #474192 · #440012 · #01000f
#BAAF55 · #C6BD72 · #D3CC8D · #DFDAA7 · #ECE8C1
#90841A · #726800 · #554D00 · #3A3400 · #201C00
#AAA152 · #A7A16A · #A4A07F
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.