#A38F26#A38F26
#A38F26 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.121 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A38F26 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 143, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 62%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 77%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 76.7%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.50, -3.89, 54.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.50, 54.96, 94.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.96% -0.0167 0.1202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.96% 0.121 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2779, 27.5727, 5.8240) |
| Luminance | 0.2757 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.13
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.34
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.90
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.50
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.58
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A38F26 #263AA3
analogous
#A35126 #A38F26 #79A326
triadic
#A38F26 #26A38F #8F26A3
tetradic
#A38F26 #26A351 #263AA3 #A32679
square
#A38F26 #26A351 #263AA3 #A32679
split-complementary
#A38F26 #2679A3 #5126A3
monochromatic
#40380F #71631A #A38F26 #D0B736 #DCC968
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#A38F26 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.51
#A38F26 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A38F26
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A38F26 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A38F26 | 1.00 | 3.22 | 6.51 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E8B11
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3922D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0847B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a38f26; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 143, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.121 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2af69',
500: '#a38f26',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a38f26; $custom-light: #c2af69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a38f26",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 143,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.4,
"s": 62.189,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64957,
"c": 0.12131,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.27571
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A38F26
secondary
#6372C2
accent
#5DE543
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A