#A4973B#A4973B
#A4973B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.113 H 101.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4973B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 151, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 47%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 64%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 64%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.95, -6.63, 48.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.95, 49.16, 97.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.97% -0.0221 0.111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.97% 0.113 101.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1669, 30.3426, 8.5625) |
| Luminance | 0.3034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 5.92
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.06
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 6.08
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.30
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.69
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4973B #3B48A4
analogous
#A4623B #A4973B #7CA43B
triadic
#A4973B #3BA497 #973BA4
tetradic
#A4973B #3BA462 #3B48A4 #A43B7C
square
#A4973B #3BA462 #3B48A4 #A43B7C
split-complementary
#A4973B #3B7CA4 #623BA4
monochromatic
#4A441B #776E2B #A4973B #C3B659 #D3CA86
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#A4973B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.07
#A4973B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4973B
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4973B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4973B | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.07 | 7.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49330
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89840
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B08D84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4973b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 151, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.113 101.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2b575',
500: '#a4973b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4973b; $custom-light: #c2b575; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4973b",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 151,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.571,
"s": 47.085,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66971,
"c": 0.11314,
"h": 101.3
},
"luminance": 0.30341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4973B
secondary
#7D85BE
accent
#62D751
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6ED
border
#D1D0C8
text
#131109
muted
#82807B