#a9a46d

Color #a9a46d

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 12.31 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a46d

RGB

rgb(169, 164, 109)

HSL

hsl(55, 25.9%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55, 35.5%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3%, 35.5%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(66.59, -6.72, 29.23)

LCH

lch(66.59, 29.99, 102.95)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0743, 103.7)

HWB

hwb(55, 42.7%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d72a9

Analogous

#a9866d

#a9a46d

#90a96d

Triadic

#a9a46d

#6da9a4

#a46da9

Split-complementary

#a9a46d

#6d90a9

#866da9

Tetradic

#a9a46d

#72a96d

#6d72a9

#a46da9

Square

#a9a46d

#6da986

#6d72a9

#a96d90

Shades

Color #a9a46d mixed toward black.

#928d56

#757145

#575433

#3a3822

#1d1c11

Tints

Color #a9a46d mixed toward white.

#b7b385

#c6c29e

#d4d2b6

#e2e1ce

#f1f0e7

Tones

Color #a9a46d mixed toward gray.

#a4a072

#9f9c77

#9a977c

#959381

#908f86

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a77d · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#a7a881 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#a9888b · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a46d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a46d]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#a9a46d (#a9a46d) is rgb(169, 164, 109) in RGB.

No, #a9a46d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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