#a3a156

Color #a3a156

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 8.57 Nearest Tailwind class lime-600 #5ea500 · ΔE 15.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a3a156

RGB

rgb(163, 161, 86)

HSL

hsl(58.4, 30.9%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(58.4, 47.2%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 47.2%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(64.92, -10.16, 39.06)

LCH

lch(64.92, 40.36, 104.58)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0976, 107.34)

HWB

hwb(58.4, 33.7%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5658a3

Analogous

#a37a56

#a3a156

#7ea356

Triadic

#a3a156

#56a3a1

#a156a3

Split-complementary

#a3a156

#567ea3

#7a56a3

Tetradic

#a3a156

#58a356

#5658a3

#a156a3

Square

#a3a156

#56a37a

#5658a3

#a3567e

Shades

Color #a3a156 mixed toward black.

#888648

#6d6b39

#51502b

#36361d

#1b1b0e

Tints

Color #a3a156 mixed toward white.

#b4b271

#c3c18d

#d2d1aa

#e1e0c6

#f0f0e3

Tones

Color #a3a156 mixed toward gray.

#9c9b5c

#969563

#908f69

#898970

#838376

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a26e · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#a2a273 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#a37e81 · ΔE 32.2

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3a156;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3a156]

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Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a3a156 (#a3a156) is rgb(163, 161, 86) in RGB.

No, #a3a156 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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