#A68C2E#A68C2E
#A68C2E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.114 H 93.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A68C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 140, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 72.3%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.03, -0.52, 51.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.03, 51.37, 90.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.67% -0.0063 0.1143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.67% 0.114 93.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5985, 27.0619, 6.4594) |
| Luminance | 0.2706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.24
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.55
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 3.63
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.80
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.98
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A68C2E #2E48A6
analogous
#A6502E #A68C2E #84A62E
triadic
#A68C2E #2EA68C #8C2EA6
tetradic
#A68C2E #2EA650 #2E48A6 #A62E84
square
#A68C2E #2EA650 #2E48A6 #A62E84
split-complementary
#A68C2E #2E84A6 #502EA6
monochromatic
#463B13 #766421 #A68C2E #CCAF46 #D9C376
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#A68C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#A68C2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A68C2E
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A68C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A68C2E | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B8A20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29133
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B48179
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a68c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 140, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.114 93.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4ad6d',
500: '#a68c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a68c2e; $custom-light: #c4ad6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a68c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 140,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47,
"s": 56.604,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64672,
"c": 0.11447,
"h": 93.2
},
"luminance": 0.2706
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A68C2E
secondary
#6F81C1
accent
#69E048
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EC
border
#D1CEC7
text
#131007
muted
#827F7A