#A48D2F#A48D2F
#A48D2F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.114 H 95.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A48D2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 141, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 55%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 71%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 71.3%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.11, -1.91, 50.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.11, 51.00, 92.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.69% -0.0101 0.1137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.69% 0.114 95.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3491, 27.1489, 6.5938) |
| Luminance | 0.2715 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.75
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.76
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.86
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.30
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.33
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A48D2F #2F46A4
analogous
#A4532F #A48D2F #81A42F
triadic
#A48D2F #2FA48D #8D2FA4
tetradic
#A48D2F #2FA453 #2F46A4 #A42F81
square
#A48D2F #2FA453 #2F46A4 #A42F81
split-complementary
#A48D2F #2F81A4 #532FA4
monochromatic
#453B14 #746421 #A48D2F #CAB046 #D8C476
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#A48D2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.43
#A48D2F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A48D2F
6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A48D2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A48D2F | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.43 | 6.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C8A22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29134
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1827A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a48d2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 141, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.114 95.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2ae6d',
500: '#a48d2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a48d2f; $custom-light: #c2ae6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a48d2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 141,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.205,
"s": 55.45,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64691,
"c": 0.11416,
"h": 95.1
},
"luminance": 0.27148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A48D2F
secondary
#6F7FC0
accent
#66DF49
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EC
border
#D1CEC7
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A