#a9a342

Color #a9a342

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 13.08 Nearest Tailwind class lime-600 #5ea500 · ΔE 15.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a342

RGB

rgb(169, 163, 66)

HSL

hsl(56.5, 43.8%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.5, 60.9%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 60.9%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(65.77, -10.34, 49.82)

LCH

lch(65.77, 50.88, 101.73)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.1187, 105.75)

HWB

hwb(56.5, 25.9%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4248a9

Analogous

#a97042

#a9a342

#7ca942

Triadic

#a9a342

#42a9a3

#a342a9

Split-complementary

#a9a342

#427ca9

#7042a9

Tetradic

#a9a342

#48a942

#4248a9

#a342a9

Square

#a9a342

#42a970

#4248a9

#a9427c

Shades

Color #a9a342 mixed toward black.

#8d8837

#716d2c

#555221

#383616

#1c1b0b

Tints

Color #a9a342 mixed toward white.

#bfb95a

#ccc77b

#d8d59c

#e5e3bd

#f2f1de

Tones

Color #a9a342 mixed toward gray.

#a09b4b

#989453

#8f8c5c

#878564

#7e7d6d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a665 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#a7a76b · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#a9787c · ΔE 36.6

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a342;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a342]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#a9a342 (#a9a342) is rgb(169, 163, 66) in RGB.

No, #a9a342 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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