#A28A2E#A28A2E
#A28A2E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.112 H 94.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A28A2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 138, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 72%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 71.6%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.09, -1.22, 50.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.09, 50.30, 91.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.84% -0.0081 0.1122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.84% 0.112 94.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4832, 26.0569, 6.3242) |
| Luminance | 0.2606 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.64
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.70
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.26
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.33
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.39
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A28A2E #2E46A2
analogous
#A2502E #A28A2E #80A22E
triadic
#A28A2E #2EA28A #8A2EA2
tetradic
#A28A2E #2EA250 #2E46A2 #A22E80
square
#A28A2E #2EA250 #2E46A2 #A22E80
split-complementary
#A28A2E #2E80A2 #502EA2
monochromatic
#433913 #726120 #A28A2E #CAAE43 #D7C373
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#A28A2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.21
#A28A2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A28A2E
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A28A2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A28A2E | 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)
#998721
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF7F77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a28a2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 138, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.112 94.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1ab6c',
500: '#a28a2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a28a2e; $custom-light: #c1ab6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a28a2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 138,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.586,
"s": 55.769,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63836,
"c": 0.11246,
"h": 94.1
},
"luminance": 0.26056
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A28A2E
secondary
#6D7EBF
accent
#68DF49
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EC
border
#D1CEC7
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A