#a49f57

Color #a49f57

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 9 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 15.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a49f57

RGB

rgb(164, 159, 87)

HSL

hsl(56.1, 30.7%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.1, 47%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3%, 47%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(64.47, -8.58, 38.01)

LCH

lch(64.47, 38.97, 102.72)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0942, 105.07)

HWB

hwb(56.1, 34.1%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#575ca4

Analogous

#a47857

#a49f57

#82a457

Triadic

#a49f57

#57a49f

#9f57a4

Split-complementary

#a49f57

#5782a4

#7857a4

Tetradic

#a49f57

#5ca457

#575ca4

#9f57a4

Square

#a49f57

#57a478

#575ca4

#a45782

Shades

Color #a49f57 mixed toward black.

#898448

#6d6a3a

#524f2b

#37351d

#1b1a0e

Tints

Color #a49f57 mixed toward white.

#b4b072

#c3c08e

#d2d0aa

#e1dfc7

#f0efe3

Tones

Color #a49f57 mixed toward gray.

#9e995d

#979464

#918e6a

#8a8971

#848377

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a26e · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#a2a373 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#a47d80 · ΔE 31.7

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a49f57;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49f57]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#a49f57 (#a49f57) is rgb(164, 159, 87) in RGB.

No, #a49f57 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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