#a8b365

Color #a8b365

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 7.7 Nearest Tailwind class lime-600 #5ea500 · ΔE 14

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b365

RGB

rgb(168, 179, 101)

HSL

hsl(68.5, 33.9%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.5, 43.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 0%, 43.6%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.53, -15.89, 38.42)

LCH

lch(70.53, 41.58, 112.47)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.1029, 115.57)

HWB

hwb(68.5, 39.6%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7065b3

Analogous

#b39765

#a8b365

#81b365

Triadic

#a8b365

#65a8b3

#b365a8

Split-complementary

#a8b365

#6581b3

#9765b3

Tetradic

#a8b365

#65b370

#7065b3

#b365a8

Square

#a8b365

#65b397

#7065b3

#b36581

Shades

Color #a8b365 mixed toward black.

#919c4d

#747d3e

#575e2e

#3a3e1f

#1d1f0f

Tints

Color #a8b365 mixed toward white.

#b6c07f

#c5cc98

#d3d9b2

#e2e6cc

#f0f2e5

Tones

Color #a8b365 mixed toward gray.

#a3ac6c

#9fa672

#9a9f79

#95997f

#919285

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adad7e · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#acab83 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#a98e91 · ΔE 32.6

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b365;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b365]

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Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a8b365 (#a8b365) is rgb(168, 179, 101) in RGB.

No, #a8b365 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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