#a9a16a

Color #a9a16a

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 12.71 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a16a

RGB

rgb(169, 161, 106)

HSL

hsl(52.4, 26.8%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.4, 37.3%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 37.3%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(65.72, -5.47, 29.71)

LCH

lch(65.72, 30.21, 100.43)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0746, 100.98)

HWB

hwb(52.4, 41.6%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a72a9

Analogous

#a9816a

#a9a16a

#91a96a

Triadic

#a9a16a

#6aa9a1

#a16aa9

Split-complementary

#a9a16a

#6a91a9

#816aa9

Tetradic

#a9a16a

#72a96a

#6a72a9

#a16aa9

Square

#a9a16a

#6aa981

#6a72a9

#a96a91

Shades

Color #a9a16a mixed toward black.

#918954

#746e43

#575232

#3a3722

#1d1b11

Tints

Color #a9a16a mixed toward white.

#b7b183

#c6c09c

#d4d0b4

#e2e0cd

#f1efe6

Tones

Color #a9a16a mixed toward gray.

#a49d6f

#9e9974

#99957a

#94917f

#8f8d84

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

#a6a67a · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#a6a77e · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#a98588 · ΔE 28.2

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a16a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a16a]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#a9a16a (#a9a16a) is rgb(169, 161, 106) in RGB.

No, #a9a16a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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