#a09042

Color #a09042

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 14.88 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 16

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Conversions

HEX

#a09042

RGB

rgb(160, 144, 66)

HSL

hsl(49.8, 41.6%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.8, 58.7%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10%, 58.8%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(59.72, -4.09, 42.85)

LCH

lch(59.72, 43.04, 95.45)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.1004, 97.84)

HWB

hwb(49.8, 25.9%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4252a0

Analogous

#a06142

#a09042

#81a042

Triadic

#a09042

#42a090

#9042a0

Split-complementary

#a09042

#4281a0

#6142a0

Tetradic

#a09042

#52a042

#4252a0

#9042a0

Square

#a09042

#42a061

#4252a0

#a04281

Shades

Color #a09042 mixed toward black.

#857837

#6b602c

#504821

#353016

#1b180b

Tints

Color #a09042 mixed toward white.

#baa957

#c8ba79

#d6cb9a

#e3ddbc

#f1eedd

Tones

Color #a09042 mixed toward gray.

#988b4a

#908652

#888059

#817b61

#797669

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99995d · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#9a9b62 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#9f6d70 · ΔE 32.1

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 21.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a09042;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09042]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#a09042 (#a09042) is rgb(160, 144, 66) in RGB.

No, #a09042 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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