#A98C29#A98C29
#A98C29 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.118 H 91.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A98C29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 140, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 61%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 76%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.2%, 75.7%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.30, 0.60, 53.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.30, 53.72, 89.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.94% -0.0039 0.1182) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.94% 0.118 91.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1420, 27.3529, 6.0001) |
| Luminance | 0.2735 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 2.53
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 2.64
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 2.92
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.32
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.79
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A98C29 #2946A9
analogous
#A94C29 #A98C29 #86A929
triadic
#A98C29 #29A98C #8C29A9
tetradic
#A98C29 #29A94C #2946A9 #A92986
square
#A98C29 #29A94C #2946A9 #A92986
split-complementary
#A98C29 #2986A9 #4C29A9
monochromatic
#463A11 #78631D #A98C29 #D0AF3F #DCC470
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#A98C29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#A98C29 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A98C29
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A98C29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A98C29 | 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)
#9C8A18
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3922F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B78079
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a98c29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 140, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.118 91.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7ad6a',
500: '#a98c29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a98c29; $custom-light: #c7ad6a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a98c29",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 140,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.406,
"s": 60.952,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64943,
"c": 0.11823,
"h": 91.9
},
"luminance": 0.27351
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A98C29
secondary
#6A7FC3
accent
#68E444
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F9F4EB
border
#D2CEC6
text
#141007
muted
#827F7A