#A18B2A#A18B2A
#A18B2A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.116 H 95.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18B2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 139, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 74%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 73.9%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.24, -2.43, 52.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.24, 52.08, 92.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.92% -0.0119 0.1151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.92% 0.116 95.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3497, 26.2108, 5.9667) |
| Luminance | 0.2621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.60
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.69
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.93
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.96
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.47
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18B2A #2A40A1
analogous
#A1502A #A18B2A #7BA12A
triadic
#A18B2A #2AA18B #8B2AA1
tetradic
#A18B2A #2AA150 #2A40A1 #A12A7B
square
#A18B2A #2AA150 #2A40A1 #A12A7B
split-complementary
#A18B2A #2A7BA1 #502AA1
monochromatic
#403711 #70611D #A18B2A #CCB23C #D9C56D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#A18B2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#A18B2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A18B2A
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18B2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18B2A | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.24 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 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)
#9A881A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8078
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18b2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 139, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.116 95.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0ac6a',
500: '#a18b2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18b2a; $custom-light: #c0ac6a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18b2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 139,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.908,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63919,
"c": 0.11574,
"h": 95.9
},
"luminance": 0.26209
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18B2A
secondary
#6778C0
accent
#63E246
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A