#A18D24#A18D24
#A18D24 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.121 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18D24 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 141, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 63%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 78%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 77.6%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.75, -3.79, 54.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.75, 54.89, 93.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.31% -0.0165 0.1197) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.31% 0.121 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5425, 26.7555, 5.5403) |
| Luminance | 0.2675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.35
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.57
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.72
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.06
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.68
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18D24 #2438A1
analogous
#A14E24 #A18D24 #76A124
triadic
#A18D24 #24A18D #8D24A1
tetradic
#A18D24 #24A14E #2438A1 #A12476
square
#A18D24 #24A14E #2438A1 #A12476
split-complementary
#A18D24 #2476A1 #4E24A1
monochromatic
#3D350E #6F6119 #A18D24 #D1B731 #DCC963
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#A18D24 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.35
#A18D24 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A18D24
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18D24 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18D24 | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.35 | 6.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C890E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1902B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8279
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18d24; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 141, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.121 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1ae67',
500: '#a18d24',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18d24; $custom-light: #c1ae67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18d24",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 141,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.4,
"s": 63.452,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64311,
"c": 0.12085,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.26754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18D24
secondary
#5F6FC2
accent
#5CE641
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#131006
muted
#827F7A