#A28A2D#A28A2D
#A28A2D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.113 H 94.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A28A2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 138, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 57%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 72%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 72.2%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.08, -1.27, 50.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.08, 50.71, 91.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.83% -0.0084 0.1128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.83% 0.113 94.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4637, 26.0492, 6.2216) |
| Luminance | 0.2605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.54
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.61
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.17
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.26
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.28
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A28A2D #2D45A2
analogous
#A24F2D #A28A2D #7FA22D
triadic
#A28A2D #2DA28A #8A2DA2
tetradic
#A28A2D #2DA24F #2D45A2 #A22D7F
square
#A28A2D #2DA24F #2D45A2 #A22D7F
split-complementary
#A28A2D #2D7FA2 #4F2DA2
monochromatic
#423812 #726120 #A28A2D #CAAE42 #D8C372
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#A28A2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.21
#A28A2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A28A2D
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A28A2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A28A2D | 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)
#99871F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF7F77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a28a2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 138, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.113 94.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1ab6c',
500: '#a28a2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a28a2d; $custom-light: #c1ab6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a28a2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 138,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.692,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63828,
"c": 0.11315,
"h": 94.2
},
"luminance": 0.26048
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A28A2D
secondary
#6C7DBF
accent
#67E048
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EC
border
#D1CEC7
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A