#A38D21

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#a38d21 is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(163, 141, 33), HSL(50°, 66%, 38%), CMYK(0%, 13%, 80%, 36%). Closest named color: darkgoldenrod. Contrast is 3.29:1 on white and 6.39:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#a38d21
RGBrgb(163 141 33)
RGB (legacy)rgb(163, 141, 33)
RGB %rgb(64% 55% 13%)
HSLhsl(50 66% 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50, 80%, 64%)
HWBhwb(50 13% 36%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 80%, 36%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(59.28 0.36 55.79)
LCHlch(59.28 55.79 89.63)
OKLaboklab(0.6449 -0.0146 0.1217)
OKLCHoklch(0.6449 0.1226 96.85)
Decimal10718497

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colordarkgoldenrod ΔE 3.6
Closest web-safe color#999933
Hue50°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)66% / 80%
Lightness (HSL)38%
Brightness or Value (HSV)64%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)53% / 54%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.2695
Red / Green / Blue163 / 141 / 33

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
3.29:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
6.39:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 60.1 / -41.6 · As background with white / black text: Lc -65.5 / 44

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #a38d21;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(64.49% 0.1226 96.85);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(163 141 33 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#a38d21] text-[#a38d21] border-[#a38d21]">