#A18B29#A18B29
#A18B29 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.116 H 96.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18B29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 139, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 75%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 74.5%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.23, -2.48, 52.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.23, 52.47, 92.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.91% -0.0122 0.1157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.91% 0.116 96) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3321, 26.2037, 5.8736) |
| Luminance | 0.2620 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.53
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.63
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.85
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.88
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.42
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18B29 #293FA1
analogous
#A14F29 #A18B29 #7BA129
triadic
#A18B29 #29A18B #8B29A1
tetradic
#A18B29 #29A14F #293FA1 #A1297B
square
#A18B29 #29A14F #293FA1 #A1297B
split-complementary
#A18B29 #297BA1 #4F29A1
monochromatic
#3F3710 #70611D #A18B29 #CDB23A #D9C56B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#A18B29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#A18B29 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A18B29
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18B29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18B29 | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.24 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A8819
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8078
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18b29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 139, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.116 96.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0ac6a',
500: '#a18b29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18b29; $custom-light: #c0ac6a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18b29",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 139,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49,
"s": 59.406,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63911,
"c": 0.11638,
"h": 96
},
"luminance": 0.26202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18B29
secondary
#6676C0
accent
#62E345
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A