#A18E1D#A18E1D
#A18E1D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.125 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18E1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 142, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 69%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 82%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 82%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.99, -4.60, 57.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.99, 57.47, 94.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.49% -0.0194 0.1237) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.49% 0.125 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5940, 27.0131, 5.0808) |
| Luminance | 0.2701 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.02
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.41
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.85
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.31
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.55
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18E1D #1D30A1
analogous
#A14C1D #A18E1D #72A11D
triadic
#A18E1D #1DA18E #8E1DA1
tetradic
#A18E1D #1DA14C #1D30A1 #A11D72
square
#A18E1D #1DA14C #1D30A1 #A11D72
split-complementary
#A18E1D #1D72A1 #4C1DA1
monochromatic
#39330A #6D6014 #A18E1D #D5BC26 #E1CD58
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#A18E1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#A18E1D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A18E1D
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18E1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18E1D | 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)
#A29126
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8379
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18e1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 142, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.125 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1ae64',
500: '#a18e1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18e1d; $custom-light: #c1ae64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18e1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 142,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.364,
"s": 69.474,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64489,
"c": 0.1252,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.27012
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18E1D
secondary
#5565C4
accent
#55EC3C
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#131006
muted
#827F7A