#A18B1C#A18B1C
#A18B1C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.123 H 97.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18B1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 139, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 70%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 83%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 82.6%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.16, -3.00, 56.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.16, 56.94, 93.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.83% -0.0149 0.1226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.83% 0.123 97) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1415, 26.1275, 4.8699) |
| Luminance | 0.2613 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 2.90
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 2.98
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.13
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.20
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.05
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18B1C #1C32A1
analogous
#A1491C #A18B1C #75A11C
triadic
#A18B1C #1CA18B #8B1CA1
tetradic
#A18B1C #1CA149 #1C32A1 #A11C75
square
#A18B1C #1CA149 #1C32A1 #A11C75
split-complementary
#A18B1C #1C75A1 #491CA1
monochromatic
#39310A #6D5E13 #A18B1C #D5B825 #E2CA56
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#A18B1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.23
#A18B1C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A18B1C
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18B1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18B1C | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.23 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A8800
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A08F25
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8077
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18b1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 139, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.123 97.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1ac64',
500: '#a18b1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18b1c; $custom-light: #c1ac64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18b1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 139,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.075,
"s": 70.37,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63831,
"c": 0.12349,
"h": 97
},
"luminance": 0.26126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18B1C
secondary
#5467C5
accent
#58ED3B
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#131006
muted
#827F7A