#A4973E#A4973E
#A4973E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.111 H 101.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4973E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 151, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 45%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 62%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 62.2%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.98, -6.42, 47.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.98, 47.80, 97.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67% -0.0212 0.1086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67% 0.111 101) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2470, 30.3746, 8.9842) |
| Luminance | 0.3037 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.92
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 6.19
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 6.32
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.36
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.41
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4973E #3E4BA4
analogous
#A4643E #A4973E #7EA43E
triadic
#A4973E #3EA497 #973EA4
tetradic
#A4973E #3EA464 #3E4BA4 #A43E7E
square
#A4973E #3EA464 #3E4BA4 #A43E7E
split-complementary
#A4973E #3E7EA4 #643EA4
monochromatic
#4B451C #786E2D #A4973E #C2B55D #D3C98A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#A4973E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.07
#A4973E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4973E
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4973E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4973E | 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)
#A49334
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89843
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B08D84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4973e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 151, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.111 101.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2b577',
500: '#a4973e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4973e; $custom-light: #c2b577; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4973e",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 151,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.353,
"s": 45.133,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67001,
"c": 0.1106,
"h": 101
},
"luminance": 0.30374
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4973E
secondary
#8188BD
accent
#64D553
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6ED
border
#D1D0C8
text
#131109
muted
#82807B