#A88C27#A88C27
#A88C27 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.119 H 92.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A88C27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 140, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 62%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 77%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 76.8%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.19, 0.06, 54.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.19, 54.33, 89.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.83% -0.0056 0.1191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.83% 0.119 92.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8942, 27.2290, 5.8109) |
| Luminance | 0.2723 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 2.37
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 2.68
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 2.73
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.06
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.59
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A88C27 #2743A8
analogous
#A84C27 #A88C27 #83A827
triadic
#A88C27 #27A88C #8C27A8
tetradic
#A88C27 #27A84C #2743A8 #A82783
square
#A88C27 #27A84C #2743A8 #A82783
split-complementary
#A88C27 #2783A8 #4C27A8
monochromatic
#453910 #76631B #A88C27 #D1B13B #DDC56C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#A88C27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.45
#A88C27 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A88C27
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A88C27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A88C27 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.45 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C8A14
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3922D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B68078
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a88c27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 140, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.119 92.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6ad69',
500: '#a88c27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a88c27; $custom-light: #c6ad69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a88c27",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 140,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.977,
"s": 62.319,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64825,
"c": 0.11923,
"h": 92.7
},
"luminance": 0.27227
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A88C27
secondary
#677BC3
accent
#66E542
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F9F4EB
border
#D2CEC6
text
#141007
muted
#827F7A