#A98C28#A98C28
#A98C28 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.119 H 92.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A98C28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 140, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 62%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 76%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.2%, 76.3%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.29, 0.55, 54.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.29, 54.10, 89.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.94% -0.0041 0.1188) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.94% 0.119 92) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1248, 27.3460, 5.9094) |
| Luminance | 0.2734 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 2.43
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 2.55
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 2.82
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.22
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.73
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 3.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A98C28 #2845A9
analogous
#A94C28 #A98C28 #85A928
triadic
#A98C28 #28A98C #8C28A9
tetradic
#A98C28 #28A94C #2845A9 #A92885
square
#A98C28 #28A94C #2845A9 #A92885
split-complementary
#A98C28 #2885A9 #4C28A9
monochromatic
#463A11 #78631C #A98C28 #D1B03D #DDC46F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#A98C28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#A98C28 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A98C28
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A98C28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A98C28 | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C8A16
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3922E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B78079
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a98c28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 140, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.119 92.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7ad6a',
500: '#a98c28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a98c28; $custom-light: #c7ad6a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a98c28",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 140,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.512,
"s": 61.722,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64936,
"c": 0.11883,
"h": 92
},
"luminance": 0.27344
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A98C28
secondary
#697EC4
accent
#67E543
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F9F4EB
border
#D2CEC6
text
#141007
muted
#827F7A