#A39A40#A39A40
#A39A40 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.112 H 103.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A39A40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 154, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 44%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 61%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 60.7%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.73, -8.32, 47.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.73, 47.98, 99.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.59% -0.0263 0.1086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.59% 0.112 103.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5862, 31.2689, 9.4319) |
| Luminance | 0.3127 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.57
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.06
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.35
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.42
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 6.62
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A39A40 #4049A3
analogous
#A36840 #A39A40 #7BA340
triadic
#A39A40 #40A39A #9A40A3
tetradic
#A39A40 #40A368 #4049A3 #A3407B
square
#A39A40 #40A368 #4049A3 #A3407B
split-complementary
#A39A40 #407BA3 #6840A3
monochromatic
#4B471D #77702F #A39A40 #C0B860 #D2CB8C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#A39A40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.25
#A39A40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A39A40
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A39A40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A39A40 | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.25 | 7.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A79536
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9A45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE9087
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a39a40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 154, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.112 103.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1b778',
500: '#a39a40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a39a40; $custom-light: #c1b778; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a39a40",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 154,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.545,
"s": 43.612,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67588,
"c": 0.11176,
"h": 103.6
},
"luminance": 0.31268
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A39A40
secondary
#8288BD
accent
#60D354
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6ED
border
#D1D0C8
text
#131109
muted
#82807B