#a6994f

Color #a6994f

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 11.1 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 16.6

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#a6994f

RGB

rgb(166, 153, 79)

HSL

hsl(51, 35.5%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51, 52.4%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 52.4%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(62.89, -5.27, 40.22)

LCH

lch(62.89, 40.56, 97.46)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0964, 99.55)

HWB

hwb(51, 31%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f5ca6

Analogous

#a66d4f

#a6994f

#87a64f

Triadic

#a6994f

#4fa699

#994fa6

Split-complementary

#a6994f

#4f87a6

#6d4fa6

Tetradic

#a6994f

#5ca64f

#4f5ca6

#994fa6

Square

#a6994f

#4fa66d

#4f5ca6

#a64f87

Shades

Color #a6994f mixed toward black.

#8a7f42

#6f6635

#534c27

#37331a

#1c190d

Tints

Color #a6994f mixed toward white.

#b8ac69

#c6bd87

#d4cda5

#e2dec3

#f1eee1

Tones

Color #a6994f mixed toward gray.

#9f9456

#978f5d

#908a65

#89856c

#827f73

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a067 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#a1a26c · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#a57679 · ΔE 31.7

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 21.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6994f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6994f]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#a6994f (#a6994f) is rgb(166, 153, 79) in RGB.

No, #a6994f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #a6994f, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast