#A48A24#A48A24
#A48A24 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.119 H 93.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A48A24 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 138, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 64%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 78%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 78%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.22, -0.78, 54.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.22, 54.39, 90.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.97% -0.0081 0.1188) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.97% 0.119 93.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7181, 26.1983, 5.4236) |
| Luminance | 0.2620 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 2.40
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 2.89
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.20
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 3.22
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.33
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A48A24 #243EA4
analogous
#A44A24 #A48A24 #7EA424
triadic
#A48A24 #24A48A #8A24A4
tetradic
#A48A24 #24A44A #243EA4 #A4247E
square
#A48A24 #24A44A #243EA4 #A4247E
split-complementary
#A48A24 #247EA4 #4A24A4
monochromatic
#40360E #726019 #A48A24 #D2B233 #DDC565
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#A48A24 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#A48A24 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A48A24
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A48A24 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A48A24 | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.24 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99870F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A08F2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B27E77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a48a24; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 138, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.119 93.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3ab67',
500: '#a48a24',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a48a24; $custom-light: #c3ab67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a48a24",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 138,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.813,
"s": 64,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63967,
"c": 0.11905,
"h": 93.9
},
"luminance": 0.26197
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A48A24
secondary
#6175C3
accent
#63E741
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EB
border
#D1CEC6
text
#131006
muted
#827F7A