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#A38500 Color

#A38500 is rgb(163, 133, 0) in RGB, hsl(49, 100%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 100%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Gold (#B29700), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A38500
HEX#A38500
RGBrgb(163, 133, 0)
HSLhsl(49, 100%, 32%)
HSVhsv(49, 100%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 100%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.128 92.9)
LABlab(57.04% 4.01 61.28)
LCHlch(57.04% 61.41 86.25)

What #A38500 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A38500, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Gold#B29700ΔE 8.56Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 9.53Satin Sheen Gold#CBA135ΔE 12.71Caramel#C68E17ΔE 13.08Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 13.43Lemon Curry#CCA01DΔE 13.46

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#A38500 Channel Values

How #A38500 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 163 · G 133 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 100% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 100% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 100% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.55:1 vs white · 5.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A38500 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A38500 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A38500

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A38500; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A38500
Complementary
#001EA3
Analogous
#A33400
Analogous
#70A300
Triadic
#00A385
Triadic
#8500A3
Split comp.
#0070A3
Split comp.
#3400A3

Tints & Shades of #A38500

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1AB00
#FFD105
#FFDA33
#FFE366
#FFEB94
#FFF5C7

Shades

#8F7500
#7A6400
#665300
#524300
#3D3200
#292100

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A38500.

How #A38500 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A38500
Protanopia#8B8B00
Protanomaly#958800
Deuteranopia#909000
Deuteranomaly#988C00
Tritanopia#A97D7D
Tritanomaly#A78062
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A38500 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a38500: #A38500;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A38500;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a38500': '#A38500' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.522, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_a38500">#A38500</color>
SVG fillfill="#A38500"

More Yellow Colors

#A38500 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A38500 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A38500?

#A38500 is a dark yellow — rgb(163, 133, 0) in RGB and hsl(49, 100%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Gold (#B29700), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.56.

What is the RGB value of #A38500?

#A38500 is rgb(163, 133, 0) — red 163, green 133, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A38500?

#A38500 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 100%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A38500 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A38500 scores 3.55:1 against white and 5.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A38500 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A38500 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 9.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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