#A18D41

Closest named color: Dark Sand (#A88F59). oklch(64.6% 0.099 94.7), rgb(161, 141, 65).

Black text reads best on this color (6.40:1).

About this color

#A18D41 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.099 and its hue 95°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sand (#A88F59), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.40:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.099)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Dark Sand (#A88F59)
Black text	6.40:1
White text	3.28:1

Values

HEX	#A18D41
RGB	rgb(161, 141, 65)
HSL	hsl(48, 42%, 44%)
OKLCH	oklch(64.6% 0.099 94.7)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #A18D41	3.28:1	AA large text	Lc -65.5	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #A18D41	6.40:1	AA	Lc 44.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#A18D41 text on white	3.28:1	AA large text	Lc 60.1	Content text, not long reading
#A18D41 text on black	6.40:1	AA	Lc -41.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F7F5F1

oklch(97.1% 0.006 84.6)
Step 100
100

#EDEAE0

oklch(93.7% 0.014 93)
Step 200
200

#DED9C6

oklch(88.4% 0.026 94.8)
Step 300
300

#CAC19E

oklch(80.9% 0.048 95.3)
Step 400
400

#B0A068

oklch(70.6% 0.077 94)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#A18D41

oklch(64.6% 0.099 94.7)
Step 600
600

#877214

oklch(55.6% 0.108 95.2)
Step 700
700

#735F02

oklch(49.1% 0.1 94.5)
Step 800
800

#5D4E0A

oklch(42.7% 0.083 95.4)
Step 900
900

#4C4113

oklch(37.7% 0.065 95.6)
Step 950
950

#2D260D

oklch(27% 0.041 93.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A18D41 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#9A8A39	0.016
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#9F9144	0.010
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#AD837C	0.091
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8E8E8E	0.099