#A18A2B#A18A2B
#A18A2B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.114 H 95.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18A2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 138, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 58%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 73%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 73.3%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.97, -1.83, 51.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.97, 51.40, 92.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.71% -0.0101 0.1139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.71% 0.114 95.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2237, 25.9298, 6.0141) |
| Luminance | 0.2593 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.52
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.54
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.13
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.17
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.38
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18A2B #2B42A1
analogous
#A14F2B #A18A2B #7DA12B
triadic
#A18A2B #2BA18A #8A2BA1
tetradic
#A18A2B #2BA14F #2B42A1 #A12B7D
square
#A18A2B #2BA14F #2B42A1 #A12B7D
split-complementary
#A18A2B #2B7DA1 #4F2BA1
monochromatic
#403711 #71611E #A18A2B #CBB03E #D8C46E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#A18A2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.19
#A18A2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A18A2B
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18A2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18A2B | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.19 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99871C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8E30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE7F77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18a2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 138, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.114 95.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0ab6b',
500: '#a18a2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18a2b; $custom-light: #c0ab6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18a2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 138,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.305,
"s": 57.843,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6371,
"c": 0.11437,
"h": 95.1
},
"luminance": 0.25928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18A2B
secondary
#6979BF
accent
#65E147
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A