#a9b649

Color #a9b649

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 17.26 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a9b649

RGB

rgb(169, 182, 73)

HSL

hsl(67.2, 42.7%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.2, 59.9%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 0%, 59.9%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(71.13, -19.59, 52.57)

LCH

lch(71.13, 56.1, 110.44)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.134, 115.46)

HWB

hwb(67.2, 28.6%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5649b6

Analogous

#b68d49

#a9b649

#72b649

Triadic

#a9b649

#49a9b6

#b649a9

Split-complementary

#a9b649

#4972b6

#8d49b6

Tetradic

#a9b649

#49b656

#5649b6

#b649a9

Square

#a9b649

#49b68d

#5649b6

#b64972

Shades

Color #a9b649 mixed toward black.

#8d983d

#717931

#545b25

#383d18

#1c1e0c

Tints

Color #a9b649 mixed toward white.

#b7c267

#c6ce86

#d4daa4

#e2e7c2

#f1f3e1

Tones

Color #a9b649 mixed toward gray.

#a2ad52

#9ba45b

#949b64

#8d926d

#868976

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf71 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#aead78 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#aa868b · ΔE 38.5

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9b649;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9b649]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

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Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a9b649 (#a9b649) is rgb(169, 182, 73) in RGB.

No, #a9b649 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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