#A28A2B#A28A2B
#A28A2B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.115 H 94.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A28A2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 138, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 58%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 73.5%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.07, -1.38, 51.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.07, 51.52, 91.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.81% -0.0089 0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.81% 0.115 94.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4261, 26.0341, 6.0235) |
| Luminance | 0.2603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.35
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.44
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.99
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.08
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.13
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A28A2B #2B43A2
analogous
#A24E2B #A28A2B #7FA22B
triadic
#A28A2B #2BA28A #8A2BA2
tetradic
#A28A2B #2BA24E #2B43A2 #A22B7F
square
#A28A2B #2BA24E #2B43A2 #A22B7F
split-complementary
#A28A2B #2B7FA2 #4E2BA2
monochromatic
#413811 #72611E #A28A2B #CCAF3E #D9C36F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#A28A2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.21
#A28A2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A28A2B
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A28A2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A28A2B | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.21 | 6.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99871C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF7F77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a28a2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 138, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.115 94.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1ab6b',
500: '#a28a2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a28a2b; $custom-light: #c1ab6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a28a2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 138,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.899,
"s": 58.049,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63812,
"c": 0.1145,
"h": 94.5
},
"luminance": 0.26033
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A28A2B
secondary
#697BC0
accent
#66E147
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A