#a59f4e

Color #a59f4e

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 9.51 Nearest Tailwind class lime-600 #5ea500 · ΔE 15.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a59f4e

RGB

rgb(165, 159, 78)

HSL

hsl(55.9, 35.8%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.9, 52.7%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 52.7%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(64.44, -9, 42.54)

LCH

lch(64.44, 43.48, 101.95)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.1036, 104.93)

HWB

hwb(55.9, 30.6%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e54a5

Analogous

#a5734e

#a59f4e

#7fa54e

Triadic

#a59f4e

#4ea59f

#9f4ea5

Split-complementary

#a59f4e

#4e7fa5

#734ea5

Tetradic

#a59f4e

#54a54e

#4e54a5

#9f4ea5

Square

#a59f4e

#4ea573

#4e54a5

#a54e7f

Shades

Color #a59f4e mixed toward black.

#898441

#6e6a34

#524f27

#37351a

#1b1a0d

Tints

Color #a59f4e mixed toward white.

#b8b268

#c6c186

#d4d1a4

#e2e0c3

#f1f0e1

Tones

Color #a59f4e mixed toward gray.

#9e9955

#96925c

#8f8c64

#88866b

#818072

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a269 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#a3a36e · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#a57a7d · ΔE 33.2

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a59f4e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59f4e]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#a59f4e (#a59f4e) is rgb(165, 159, 78) in RGB.

No, #a59f4e 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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