#A18C20#A18C20
#A18C20 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.122 H 97.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18C20 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 140, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 67%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 80%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 80.1%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.45, -3.40, 55.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.45, 55.96, 93.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.07% -0.0157 0.1213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.07% 0.122 97.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3380, 26.4388, 5.1875) |
| Luminance | 0.2644 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.12
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.29
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.35
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.59
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.34
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18C20 #2035A1
analogous
#A14C20 #A18C20 #75A120
triadic
#A18C20 #20A18C #8C20A1
tetradic
#A18C20 #20A14C #2035A1 #A12075
square
#A18C20 #20A14C #2035A1 #A12075
split-complementary
#A18C20 #2075A1 #4C20A1
monochromatic
#3B330C #6E6016 #A18C20 #D4B82A #DFCA5D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#A18C20 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.29
#A18C20 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A18C20
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18C20 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18C20 | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.29 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B8904
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09028
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8178
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18c20; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 140, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.122 97.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1ad65',
500: '#a18c20',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18c20; $custom-light: #c1ad65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18c20",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 140,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.233,
"s": 66.839,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6407,
"c": 0.12227,
"h": 97.4
},
"luminance": 0.26438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18C20
secondary
#5A6BC3
accent
#5AEA3E
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#131006
muted
#827F7A