#a7a42e

Color #a7a42e

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Olive #808000 · ΔE 13.91 Nearest Tailwind class lime-600 #5ea500 · ΔE 14.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a7a42e

RGB

rgb(167, 164, 46)

HSL

hsl(58.5, 56.8%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(58.5, 72.5%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 72.5%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(65.72, -12.93, 57.95)

LCH

lch(65.72, 59.37, 102.58)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.1347, 107.94)

HWB

hwb(58.5, 18%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e31a7

Analogous

#a7682e

#a7a42e

#6ea72e

Triadic

#a7a42e

#2ea7a4

#a42ea7

Split-complementary

#a7a42e

#2e6ea7

#682ea7

Tetradic

#a7a42e

#31a72e

#2e31a7

#a42ea7

Square

#a7a42e

#2ea768

#2e31a7

#a72e6e

Shades

Color #a7a42e mixed toward black.

#8b8926

#6f6d1f

#545217

#38370f

#1c1b08

Tints

Color #a7a42e mixed toward white.

#cac63d

#d4d164

#dfdd8b

#eae8b1

#f4f4d8

Tones

Color #a7a42e mixed toward gray.

#9d9b38

#939142

#89874c

#7f7e56

#757460

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a65d · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#a6a665 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#a77479 · ΔE 40

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a7a42e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7a42e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a7a42e (#a7a42e) is rgb(167, 164, 46) in RGB.

No, #a7a42e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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