#A38D2F#A38D2F
#A38D2F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.114 H 95.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A38D2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 141, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 55%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 71%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 71.2%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.01, -2.36, 50.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.01, 50.89, 92.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.59% -0.0113 0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.59% 0.114 95.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1435, 27.0428, 6.5842) |
| Luminance | 0.2704 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.93
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.94
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.97
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.37
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.58
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A38D2F #2F45A3
analogous
#A3532F #A38D2F #7FA32F
triadic
#A38D2F #2FA38D #8D2FA3
tetradic
#A38D2F #2FA353 #2F45A3 #A32F7F
square
#A38D2F #2FA353 #2F45A3 #A32F7F
split-complementary
#A38D2F #2F7FA3 #532FA3
monochromatic
#443B14 #736421 #A38D2F #CAB146 #D7C575
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#A38D2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#A38D2F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A38D2F
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A38D2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A38D2F | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C8A22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19134
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0827A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a38d2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 141, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.114 95.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2ae6d',
500: '#a38d2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a38d2f; $custom-light: #c2ae6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a38d2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 141,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.621,
"s": 55.238,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64591,
"c": 0.11403,
"h": 95.7
},
"luminance": 0.27042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A38D2F
secondary
#6F7EBF
accent
#66DF49
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EC
border
#D1CEC7
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A