#A28B38#A28B38
#A28B38 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.106 H 93.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A28B38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 139, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 49%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 65%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 65.4%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.45, -1.18, 46.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.45, 46.26, 91.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.14% -0.0067 0.1053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.14% 0.106 93.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8479, 26.4334, 7.5340) |
| Luminance | 0.2643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.84
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.91
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 5.24
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.31
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 5.42
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A28B38 #384FA2
analogous
#A25638 #A28B38 #84A238
triadic
#A28B38 #38A28B #8B38A2
tetradic
#A28B38 #38A256 #384FA2 #A23884
square
#A28B38 #38A256 #384FA2 #A23884
split-complementary
#A28B38 #3884A2 #5638A2
monochromatic
#473D19 #756428 #A28B38 #C4AB53 #D3C281
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#A28B38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.29
#A28B38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A28B38
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A28B38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A28B38 | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.29 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99892E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF8179
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a28b38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 139, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.106 93.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1ac72',
500: '#a28b38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a28b38; $custom-light: #c1ac72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a28b38",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 139,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.981,
"s": 48.624,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64143,
"c": 0.10555,
"h": 93.7
},
"luminance": 0.26432
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A28B38
secondary
#7988BD
accent
#6DD850
background
#FCFAF7
surface
#F8F4ED
border
#D1CEC8
text
#131008
muted
#827F7B