#A18B41#A18B41
#A18B41 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.097 H 92.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18B41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 139, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 42%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 60%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 59.6%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.44, -0.98, 41.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.44, 41.92, 91.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.14% -0.005 0.0974) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.14% 0.097 92.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8858, 26.4252, 8.7898) |
| Luminance | 0.2642 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 4.45
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.74
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 6.15
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 6.20
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.44
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18B41 #4157A1
analogous
#A15B41 #A18B41 #87A141
triadic
#A18B41 #41A18B #8B41A1
tetradic
#A18B41 #41A15B #4157A1 #A14187
square
#A18B41 #41A15B #4157A1 #A14187
split-complementary
#A18B41 #4187A1 #5B41A1
monochromatic
#4A401E #75652F #A18B41 #BFA960 #D1C18C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#A18B41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.28
#A18B41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A18B41
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18B41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18B41 | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.28 | 6.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98893A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8F44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD817A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18b41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 139, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.097 92.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfac78',
500: '#a18b41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18b41; $custom-light: #bfac78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18b41",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 139,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.25,
"s": 42.478,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64143,
"c": 0.09748,
"h": 92.9
},
"luminance": 0.26424
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18B41
secondary
#828FBB
accent
#72D256
background
#FCFAF7
surface
#F8F4ED
border
#D1CEC8
text
#131009
muted
#827F7B