#A18E1A#A18E1A
#A18E1A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.127 H 99.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18E1A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 142, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 72%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 84%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 83.9%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.97, -4.70, 58.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.97, 58.34, 94.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.48% -0.0199 0.125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.48% 0.127 99.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5587, 26.9989, 4.8948) |
| Luminance | 0.2700 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 2.91
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.34
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.80
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.29
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.45
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18E1A #1A2DA1
analogous
#A14B1A #A18E1A #71A11A
triadic
#A18E1A #1AA18E #8E1AA1
tetradic
#A18E1A #1AA14B #1A2DA1 #A11A71
square
#A18E1A #1AA14B #1A2DA1 #A11A71
split-complementary
#A18E1A #1A71A1 #4B1AA1
monochromatic
#383109 #6C6011 #A18E1A #D6BC23 #E3CF52
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#A18E1A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#A18E1A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A18E1A
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18E1A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18E1A | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8A00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29124
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8379
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18e1a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 142, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.127 99.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1ae63',
500: '#a18e1a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18e1a; $custom-light: #c1ae63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18e1a",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 142,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.556,
"s": 72.193,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64475,
"c": 0.12655,
"h": 99.1
},
"luminance": 0.26998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18E1A
secondary
#5161C6
accent
#53EF39
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#131006
muted
#827F7A