#A28E37#A28E37
#A28E37 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.109 H 96.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A28E37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 142, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 49%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 66%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 66%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.26, -2.89, 47.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.26, 47.66, 93.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.78% -0.0118 0.108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.78% 0.109 96.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2640, 27.3045, 7.5532) |
| Luminance | 0.2730 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.91
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.95
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 5.04
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 5.34
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.59
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A28E37 #374BA2
analogous
#A25837 #A28E37 #81A237
triadic
#A28E37 #37A28E #8E37A2
tetradic
#A28E37 #37A258 #374BA2 #A23781
square
#A28E37 #37A258 #374BA2 #A23781
split-complementary
#A28E37 #3781A2 #5837A2
monochromatic
#473E18 #746627 #A28E37 #C4AF52 #D4C480
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#A28E37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.46
#A28E37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A28E37
6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A28E37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A28E37 | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.46 | 6.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C8B2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1913B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF847C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a28e37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 142, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.109 96.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1ae72',
500: '#a28e37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a28e37; $custom-light: #c1ae72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a28e37",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 142,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.785,
"s": 49.309,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6478,
"c": 0.10863,
"h": 96.2
},
"luminance": 0.27303
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A28E37
secondary
#7885BD
accent
#69D94F
background
#FCFAF7
surface
#F8F4ED
border
#D1CEC8
text
#131008
muted
#827F7B