#a99b30

Color #a99b30

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Olive #808000 · ΔE 13 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 16

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Conversions

HEX

#a99b30

RGB

rgb(169, 155, 48)

HSL

hsl(53.1, 55.8%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.1, 71.6%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 71.6%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(63.42, -7.2, 55.01)

LCH

lch(63.42, 55.48, 97.46)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.1249, 101.69)

HWB

hwb(53.1, 18.8%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#303ea9

Analogous

#a95e30

#a99b30

#7aa930

Triadic

#a99b30

#30a99b

#9b30a9

Split-complementary

#a99b30

#307aa9

#5e30a9

Tetradic

#a99b30

#3ea930

#303ea9

#9b30a9

Square

#a99b30

#30a95e

#303ea9

#a9307a

Shades

Color #a99b30 mixed toward black.

#8d8128

#716720

#544d18

#383410

#1c1a08

Tints

Color #a99b30 mixed toward white.

#c9b941

#d4c767

#dfd58d

#e9e3b3

#f4f1d9

Tones

Color #a99b30 mixed toward gray.

#9f933a

#958b44

#8b844e

#817c58

#767462

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a35a · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#a4a561 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#a86f73 · ΔE 37.6

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a99b30;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a99b30]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Gold #ffd700

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#a99b30 (#a99b30) is rgb(169, 155, 48) in RGB.

No, #a99b30 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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