#A28D2B#A28D2B
#A28D2B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.117 H 96.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A28D2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 141, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 58%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 73.5%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.89, -3.02, 52.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.89, 52.39, 93.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.46% -0.0136 0.1159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.46% 0.117 96.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8625, 26.9069, 6.1690) |
| Luminance | 0.2691 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.71
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.78
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.84
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.22
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.64
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A28D2B #2B40A2
analogous
#A2522B #A28D2B #7BA22B
triadic
#A28D2B #2BA28D #8D2BA2
tetradic
#A28D2B #2BA252 #2B40A2 #A22B7B
square
#A28D2B #2BA252 #2B40A2 #A22B7B
split-complementary
#A28D2B #2B7BA2 #522BA2
monochromatic
#413911 #72631E #A28D2B #CCB33E #D9C66F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#A28D2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.38
#A28D2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A28D2B
6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A28D2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A28D2B | 1.00 | 3.29 | 6.38 | 6.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C8A1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19131
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF827A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a28d2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 141, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.117 96.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1ae6b',
500: '#a28d2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a28d2b; $custom-light: #c1ae6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a28d2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 141,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.412,
"s": 58.049,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64459,
"c": 0.11665,
"h": 96.7
},
"luminance": 0.26906
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A28D2B
secondary
#6978C0
accent
#62E147
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EC
border
#D1CEC7
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A