#A28A2C#A28A2C
#A28A2C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.114 H 94.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A28A2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 138, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 72.8%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.08, -1.33, 51.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.08, 51.12, 91.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.82% -0.0086 0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.82% 0.114 94.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4447, 26.0415, 6.1214) |
| Luminance | 0.2604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.44
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.53
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.08
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.18
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.19
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A28A2C #2C44A2
analogous
#A24F2C #A28A2C #7FA22C
triadic
#A28A2C #2CA28A #8A2CA2
tetradic
#A28A2C #2CA24F #2C44A2 #A22C7F
square
#A28A2C #2CA24F #2C44A2 #A22C7F
split-complementary
#A28A2C #2C7FA2 #4F2CA2
monochromatic
#423812 #72611F #A28A2C #CBAF40 #D8C370
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#A28A2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.21
#A28A2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A28A2C
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A28A2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A28A2C | 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)
#99871E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF7F77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a28a2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 138, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.114 94.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1ab6b',
500: '#a28a2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a28a2c; $custom-light: #c1ab6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a28a2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 138,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.797,
"s": 57.282,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6382,
"c": 0.11384,
"h": 94.3
},
"luminance": 0.2604
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A28A2C
secondary
#6A7CBF
accent
#66E147
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EC
border
#D1CEC7
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A