#A28D2C#A28D2C
#A28D2C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.116 H 96.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A28D2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 141, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 72.8%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.89, -2.97, 51.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.89, 52.00, 93.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.47% -0.0133 0.1152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.47% 0.116 96.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8810, 26.9143, 6.2668) |
| Luminance | 0.2691 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.80
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.86
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.91
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.28
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.68
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A28D2C #2C41A2
analogous
#A2522C #A28D2C #7CA22C
triadic
#A28D2C #2CA28D #8D2CA2
tetradic
#A28D2C #2CA252 #2C41A2 #A22C7C
square
#A28D2C #2CA252 #2C41A2 #A22C7C
split-complementary
#A28D2C #2C7CA2 #522CA2
monochromatic
#423912 #72631F #A28D2C #CBB240 #D8C670
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#A28D2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.38
#A28D2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A28D2C
6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A28D2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A28D2C | 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)
#9C8A1D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19132
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF827A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a28d2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 141, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.116 96.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1ae6c',
500: '#a28d2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a28d2c; $custom-light: #c1ae6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a28d2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 141,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.322,
"s": 57.282,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64467,
"c": 0.11599,
"h": 96.6
},
"luminance": 0.26913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A28D2C
secondary
#6A79BF
accent
#63E147
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EC
border
#D1CEC7
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A