#a1a581

Color #a1a581

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 16.44 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#a1a581

RGB

rgb(161, 165, 129)

HSL

hsl(66.7, 16.7%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(66.7, 21.8%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 21.8%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(66.58, -7.68, 18.24)

LCH

lch(66.58, 19.79, 112.83)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0504, 112.9)

HWB

hwb(66.7, 50.6%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8581a5

Analogous

#a59781

#a1a581

#8fa581

Triadic

#a1a581

#81a1a5

#a581a1

Split-complementary

#a1a581

#818fa5

#9781a5

Tetradic

#a1a581

#81a585

#8581a5

#a581a1

Square

#a1a581

#81a597

#8581a5

#a5818f

Shades

Color #a1a581 mixed toward black.

#8a8f66

#6f7252

#53563d

#373929

#1c1d14

Tints

Color #a1a581 mixed toward white.

#b1b496

#c0c3ab

#d0d2c0

#e0e1d5

#eff0ea

Tones

Color #a1a581 mixed toward gray.

#9fa284

#9c9f87

#9a9c8a

#98998d

#959690

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a38b · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a3a28d · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#a19294 · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a1a581;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1a581]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a1a581 (#a1a581) is rgb(161, 165, 129) in RGB.

No, #a1a581 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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