#A18A34#A18A34
#A18A34 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.108 H 94.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18A34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 138, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 51%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 68%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 67.7%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.04, -1.33, 47.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.04, 47.62, 91.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.79% -0.0076 0.1076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.79% 0.108 94.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4074, 26.0033, 6.9817) |
| Luminance | 0.2600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.38
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.46
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 5.02
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.06
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 5.15
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18A34 #344BA1
analogous
#A15334 #A18A34 #82A134
triadic
#A18A34 #34A18A #8A34A1
tetradic
#A18A34 #34A153 #344BA1 #A13482
square
#A18A34 #34A153 #344BA1 #A13482
split-complementary
#A18A34 #3482A1 #5334A1
monochromatic
#443B16 #736225 #A18A34 #C5AC4D #D4C27B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#A18A34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#A18A34 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A18A34
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18A34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18A34 | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#988729
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8E38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE7F78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18a34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 138, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.108 94.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0ab70',
500: '#a18a34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18a34; $custom-light: #c0ab70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18a34",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 138,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.339,
"s": 51.174,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63788,
"c": 0.10786,
"h": 94.1
},
"luminance": 0.26002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18A34
secondary
#7483BD
accent
#6BDB4D
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EC
border
#D1CEC7
text
#131008
muted
#827F7B