#A28A29#A28A29
#A28A29 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.116 H 94.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A28A29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 138, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 60%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 75%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 74.7%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.06, -1.47, 52.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.06, 52.30, 91.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.8% -0.0094 0.1154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.8% 0.116 94.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3903, 26.0198, 5.8350) |
| Luminance | 0.2602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.17
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.29
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.82
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.89
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.00
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A28A29 #2941A2
analogous
#A24D29 #A28A29 #7EA229
triadic
#A28A29 #29A28A #8A29A2
tetradic
#A28A29 #29A24D #2941A2 #A2297E
square
#A28A29 #29A24D #2941A2 #A2297E
split-complementary
#A28A29 #297EA2 #4D29A2
monochromatic
#403710 #71601D #A28A29 #CDB03B #DAC46C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#A28A29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#A28A29 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A28A29
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A28A29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A28A29 | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#998719
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF7F77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a28a29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 138, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.116 94.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1ab6a',
500: '#a28a29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a28a29; $custom-light: #c1ab6a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a28a29",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 138,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.099,
"s": 59.606,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63797,
"c": 0.11579,
"h": 94.7
},
"luminance": 0.26018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A28A29
secondary
#6778C0
accent
#64E345
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A