#A28215
Closest named color: Mustard Brown (#AC7E04). oklch(62% 0.121 90.4), rgb(162, 130, 21).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.74:1).
About this color
#A28215 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.121 and its hue 90°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Mustard Brown (#AC7E04), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.74:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.121) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Mustard Brown (#AC7E04) |
| Black text | 5.74:1 |
| White text | 3.65:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A28215 |
| RGB | rgb(162, 130, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 77%, 36%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.121 90.4) |
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 #A28215 | 3.65:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A28215 | 5.74:1 | AA | Lc 40.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A28215 text on white | 3.65:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A28215 text on black | 5.74:1 | AA | Lc -37.7 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F7F5F0
oklch(97% 0.007 88.6)
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Step 100
100
#EEEADD
oklch(93.7% 0.018 92.7)
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Step 200
200
#E1D9C1
oklch(88.5% 0.033 91.7)
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Step 300
300
#CFC095
oklch(81% 0.06 91.1)
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Step 400
400
#B79E58
oklch(70.6% 0.094 90.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A28215
oklch(62% 0.121 90.4)
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Step 600
600
#8D6F00
oklch(55.5% 0.113 89.9)
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Step 700
700
#765D00
oklch(49% 0.1 90.4)
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Step 800
800
#614C00
oklch(42.6% 0.087 90.4)
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Step 900
900
#513F00
oklch(37.6% 0.077 90.4)
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Step 950
950
#302504
oklch(27% 0.051 90)
#A28215 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) | #928000 | 0.029 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9A891D | 0.021 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B0766F | 0.110 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.121 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A28215
#A28215
oklch(62% 0.121 90.4)
- #6A81CF
#6A81CF
oklch(62% 0.121 270.2)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #A28215, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mustard Brown #AC7E04 ΔE 0.018
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.023
- Bronze #A87900 ΔE 0.023
- Golden Brown #B27A01 ΔE 0.031
- Yellowy Brown #AE8B0C ΔE 0.033
- Dark Goldenrod #B8860B ΔE 0.039
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.046
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.048
Use #A28215 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.