#A18D1E#A18D1E
#A18D1E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.124 H 98.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18D1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 141, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 69%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 81%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 81.4%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.72, -4.02, 56.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.72, 56.88, 94.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.28% -0.0177 0.1227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.28% 0.124 98.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4585, 26.7218, 5.0976) |
| Luminance | 0.2672 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.01
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.33
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.54
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.93
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.57
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18D1E #1E32A1
analogous
#A14C1E #A18D1E #73A11E
triadic
#A18D1E #1EA18D #8D1EA1
tetradic
#A18D1E #1EA14C #1E32A1 #A11E73
square
#A18D1E #1EA14C #1E32A1 #A11E73
split-complementary
#A18D1E #1E73A1 #4C1EA1
monochromatic
#3A330B #6D6014 #A18D1E #D5BA28 #E0CC59
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#A18D1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.34
#A18D1E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A18D1E
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18D1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18D1E | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.34 | 6.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C8900
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19026
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8279
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18d1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 141, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.124 98.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1ad65',
500: '#a18d1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18d1e; $custom-light: #c1ad65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18d1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 141,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.84,
"s": 68.586,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64277,
"c": 0.12399,
"h": 98.2
},
"luminance": 0.26721
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18D1E
secondary
#5768C4
accent
#57EB3C
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#131006
muted
#827F7A