#A18E4E#A18E4E
#A18E4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.087 H 93.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A18E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 142, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 35%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 52%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 51.6%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.41, -1.53, 36.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.41, 36.47, 92.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.96% -0.005 0.0868) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.96% 0.087 93.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7470, 27.4742, 11.1531) |
| Luminance | 0.2747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 2.59
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 3.40
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.91
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.81
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 7.25
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A18E4E #4E61A1
analogous
#A1654E #A18E4E #8BA14E
triadic
#A18E4E #4EA18E #8E4EA1
tetradic
#A18E4E #4EA165 #4E61A1 #A14E8B
square
#A18E4E #4EA165 #4E61A1 #A14E8B
split-complementary
#A18E4E #4E8BA1 #654EA1
monochromatic
#4F4526 #786A3A #A18E4E #BBAA72 #CFC39B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#A18E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.49
#A18E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A18E4E
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A18E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A18E4E | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.49 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A8C49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9250
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC857F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a18e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 142, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.087 93.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfae81',
500: '#a18e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a18e4e; $custom-light: #bfae81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a18e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 142,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.265,
"s": 34.728,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64961,
"c": 0.08695,
"h": 93.3
},
"luminance": 0.27473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A18E4E
secondary
#909ABB
accent
#76CB5D
background
#FBFAF7
surface
#F7F4EE
border
#D0CEC9
text
#12100A
muted
#817F7C