#a6b316

Color #a6b316

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 17.59 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#a6b316

RGB

rgb(166, 179, 22)

HSL

hsl(65, 78.1%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(65, 87.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 0%, 87.7%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.76, -21.84, 68.23)

LCH

lch(69.76, 71.64, 107.75)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.1611, 114.96)

HWB

hwb(65, 8.6%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2316b3

Analogous

#b37216

#a6b316

#57b316

Triadic

#a6b316

#16a6b3

#b316a6

Split-complementary

#a6b316

#1657b3

#7216b3

Tetradic

#a6b316

#16b323

#2316b3

#b316a6

Square

#a6b316

#16b372

#2316b3

#b31657

Shades

Color #a6b316 mixed toward black.

#8a9512

#6f770f

#53590b

#373c07

#1c1e04

Tints

Color #a6b316 mixed toward white.

#d0e11c

#dbe848

#e4ee75

#edf4a3

#f6f9d1

Tones

Color #a6b316 mixed toward gray.

#9ba623

#909930

#858c3d

#7a7f4a

#6f7257

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac5f · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#abaa69 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#a77b81 · ΔE 43.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 27.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6b316;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6b316]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a6b316 (#a6b316) is rgb(166, 179, 22) in RGB.

No, #a6b316 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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