#A28C2B#A28C2B
#A28C2B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.116 H 96.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A28C2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 140, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 58%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 73.5%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.61, -2.47, 52.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.61, 52.09, 92.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.24% -0.012 0.1153) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.24% 0.116 96) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7157, 26.6133, 6.1201) |
| Luminance | 0.2661 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.63
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.78
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.79
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.93
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.43
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A28C2B #2B41A2
analogous
#A2512B #A28C2B #7CA22B
triadic
#A28C2B #2BA28C #8C2BA2
tetradic
#A28C2B #2BA251 #2B41A2 #A22B7C
square
#A28C2B #2BA251 #2B41A2 #A22B7C
split-complementary
#A28C2B #2B7CA2 #512BA2
monochromatic
#413811 #72621E #A28C2B #CCB23E #D9C56F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#A28C2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.32
#A28C2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A28C2B
6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A28C2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A28C2B | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.32 | 6.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B891C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09031
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF8179
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a28c2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 140, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.116 96.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1ad6b',
500: '#a28c2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a28c2b; $custom-light: #c1ad6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a28c2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 140,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.908,
"s": 58.049,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64243,
"c": 0.11591,
"h": 96
},
"luminance": 0.26612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A28C2B
secondary
#6979C0
accent
#63E147
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EC
border
#D1CEC7
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A