#A18B2C#A18B2C
#A18B2C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.114 H 95.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18B2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 139, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 73%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 72.7%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.25, -2.33, 51.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.25, 51.29, 92.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.93% -0.0114 0.1138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.93% 0.114 95.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3864, 26.2255, 6.1599) |
| Luminance | 0.2622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.76
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.83
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.12
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.12
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.58
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18B2C #2C42A1
analogous
#A1512C #A18B2C #7CA12C
triadic
#A18B2C #2CA18B #8B2CA1
tetradic
#A18B2C #2CA151 #2C42A1 #A12C7C
square
#A18B2C #2CA151 #2C42A1 #A12C7C
split-complementary
#A18B2C #2C7CA1 #512CA1
monochromatic
#413812 #71621F #A18B2C #CBB140 #D8C470
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#A18B2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#A18B2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A18B2C
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18B2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18B2C | 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)
#9A881E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8078
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18b2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 139, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.114 95.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0ac6b',
500: '#a18b2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18b2c; $custom-light: #c0ac6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18b2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 139,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.718,
"s": 57.073,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63934,
"c": 0.11441,
"h": 95.7
},
"luminance": 0.26224
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18B2C
secondary
#6A7ABF
accent
#64E047
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EC
border
#D1CEC7
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A