#A18E34#A18E34
#A18E34 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.111 H 97.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18E34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 142, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 51%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 68%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 67.7%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.13, -3.53, 48.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.13, 48.88, 94.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.65% -0.0139 0.11) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.65% 0.111 97.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9919, 27.1722, 7.1765) |
| Luminance | 0.2717 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.76
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.79
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.97
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 5.22
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.63
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18E34 #3447A1
analogous
#A15734 #A18E34 #7EA134
triadic
#A18E34 #34A18E #8E34A1
tetradic
#A18E34 #34A157 #3447A1 #A1347E
square
#A18E34 #34A157 #3447A1 #A1347E
split-complementary
#A18E34 #347EA1 #5734A1
monochromatic
#443C16 #736525 #A18E34 #C5B04D #D4C57B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#A18E34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.43
#A18E34 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A18E34
6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18E34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18E34 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.43 | 6.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C8B29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19139
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD847B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18e34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 142, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.111 97.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0ae70',
500: '#a18e34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18e34; $custom-light: #c0ae70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18e34",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 142,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.541,
"s": 51.174,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64653,
"c": 0.1109,
"h": 97.2
},
"luminance": 0.27171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18E34
secondary
#7480BD
accent
#66DB4D
background
#FCFAF7
surface
#F8F4ED
border
#D1CEC8
text
#131008
muted
#827F7B