#A08B28#A08B28
#A08B28 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.117 H 96.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A08B28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 139, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 60%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 75%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.1%, 75%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.13, -2.98, 52.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.13, 52.75, 93.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.8% -0.0137 0.1161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.8% 0.117 96.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1141, 26.0933, 5.7734) |
| Luminance | 0.2609 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.70
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.70
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.91
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.01
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.66
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A08B28 #283DA0
analogous
#A04F28 #A08B28 #79A028
triadic
#A08B28 #28A08B #8B28A0
tetradic
#A08B28 #28A04F #283DA0 #A02879
square
#A08B28 #28A04F #283DA0 #A02879
split-complementary
#A08B28 #2879A0 #4F28A0
monochromatic
#3E3610 #6F601C #A08B28 #CDB338 #D9C669
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#A08B28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.22
#A08B28 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A08B28
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A08B28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A08B28 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.22 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A8817
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD8078
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a08b28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 139, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.117 96.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0ac69',
500: '#a08b28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a08b28; $custom-light: #c0ac69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a08b28",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 139,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.5,
"s": 60,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63804,
"c": 0.11692,
"h": 96.7
},
"luminance": 0.26092
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A08B28
secondary
#6474C0
accent
#60E345
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A