#A18C2D#A18C2D
#A18C2D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.114 H 96.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18C2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 140, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 56%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 72%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 72%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.53, -2.83, 51.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.53, 51.19, 93.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.16% -0.0127 0.1138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.16% 0.114 96.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5509, 26.5240, 6.3086) |
| Luminance | 0.2652 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.00
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.12
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.15
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.17
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.81
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18C2D #2D42A1
analogous
#A1522D #A18C2D #7CA12D
triadic
#A18C2D #2DA18C #8C2DA1
tetradic
#A18C2D #2DA152 #2D42A1 #A12D7C
square
#A18C2D #2DA152 #2D42A1 #A12D7C
split-complementary
#A18C2D #2D7CA1 #522DA1
monochromatic
#413912 #716220 #A18C2D #CAB141 #D7C571
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#A18C2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.30
#A18C2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A18C2D
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18C2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18C2D | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A891F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09032
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8179
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18c2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 140, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.114 96.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0ad6c',
500: '#a18c2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18c2d; $custom-light: #c0ad6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18c2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 140,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.138,
"s": 56.311,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64159,
"c": 0.11447,
"h": 96.4
},
"luminance": 0.26523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18C2D
secondary
#6B7ABF
accent
#64E048
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EC
border
#D1CEC7
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A