#A18D26#A18D26
#A18D26 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.120 H 97.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18D26 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 141, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 62%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 76%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 76.4%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.76, -3.71, 54.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.76, 54.18, 93.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.32% -0.016 0.1186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.32% 0.12 97.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5739, 26.7680, 5.7057) |
| Luminance | 0.2677 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.48
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.68
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.81
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.13
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.74
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18D26 #263AA1
analogous
#A15026 #A18D26 #78A126
triadic
#A18D26 #26A18D #8D26A1
tetradic
#A18D26 #26A150 #263AA1 #A12678
square
#A18D26 #26A150 #263AA1 #A12678
split-complementary
#A18D26 #2678A1 #5026A1
monochromatic
#3E360F #6F621A #A18D26 #CFB635 #DBC866
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#A18D26 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.35
#A18D26 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A18D26
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18D26 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18D26 | 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)
#9C8A12
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1902D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8279
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18d26; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 141, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.120 97.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1ae68',
500: '#a18d26',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18d26; $custom-light: #c1ae68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18d26",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 141,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.244,
"s": 61.809,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64324,
"c": 0.1197,
"h": 97.7
},
"luminance": 0.26767
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18D26
secondary
#6271C1
accent
#5DE543
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A