#a18600

Color #a18600

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 11.04 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a18600

RGB

rgb(161, 134, 0)

HSL

hsl(49.9, 100%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.9, 100%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 100%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(56.71, -0.83, 61.59)

LCH

lch(56.71, 61.6, 90.77)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.1286, 94.68)

HWB

hwb(49.9, 0%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#001ba1

Analogous

#a13500

#a18600

#6ca100

Triadic

#a18600

#00a186

#8600a1

Split-complementary

#a18600

#006ca1

#3500a1

Tetradic

#a18600

#1ba100

#001ba1

#8600a1

Square

#a18600

#00a135

#001ba1

#a1006c

Shades

Color #a18600 mixed toward black.

#867000

#6b5900

#514300

#362d00

#1b1600

Tints

Color #a18600 mixed toward white.

#dbb600

#ffd816

#ffe251

#ffeb8b

#fff5c5

Tones

Color #a18600 mixed toward gray.

#947d0d

#86741b

#796b28

#6b6236

#5e5943

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969644 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#989a4c · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#a05a5f · ΔE 38.5

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 25.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a18600;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a18600]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#a18600 (#a18600) is rgb(161, 134, 0) in RGB.

No, #a18600 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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