#a79f1e

Color #a79f1e

A moderately saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Olive #808000 · ΔE 13.53 Nearest Tailwind class lime-600 #5ea500 · ΔE 16

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Conversions

HEX

#a79f1e

RGB

rgb(167, 159, 30)

HSL

hsl(56.5, 69.5%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.5, 82%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 82%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(64.25, -10.96, 61.77)

LCH

lch(64.25, 62.73, 100.06)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.1384, 105.67)

HWB

hwb(56.5, 11.8%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1e26a7

Analogous

#a75a1e

#a79f1e

#6aa71e

Triadic

#a79f1e

#1ea79f

#9f1ea7

Split-complementary

#a79f1e

#1e6aa7

#5a1ea7

Tetradic

#a79f1e

#26a71e

#1e26a7

#9f1ea7

Square

#a79f1e

#1ea75a

#1e26a7

#a71e6a

Shades

Color #a79f1e mixed toward black.

#8b8419

#6f6a14

#534f0f

#38350a

#1c1a05

Tints

Color #a79f1e mixed toward white.

#d3c926

#dfd74e

#e7e17a

#efeba7

#f7f5d3

Tones

Color #a79f1e mixed toward gray.

#9b9529

#908b35

#858140

#79774c

#6e6d57

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a456 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#a4a55e · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#a76f73 · ΔE 40.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 26

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a79f1e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79f1e]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#a79f1e (#a79f1e) is rgb(167, 159, 30) in RGB.

No, #a79f1e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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