#a49941

Color #a49941

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 13.16 Nearest Tailwind class lime-600 #5ea500 · ΔE 16.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a49941

RGB

rgb(164, 153, 65)

HSL

hsl(53.3, 43.2%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.3, 60.4%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 60.4%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(62.56, -7.28, 46.62)

LCH

lch(62.56, 47.18, 98.88)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.1099, 102.24)

HWB

hwb(53.3, 25.5%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#414ca4

Analogous

#a46741

#a49941

#7ea441

Triadic

#a49941

#41a499

#9941a4

Split-complementary

#a49941

#417ea4

#6741a4

Tetradic

#a49941

#4ca441

#414ca4

#9941a4

Square

#a49941

#41a467

#414ca4

#a4417e

Shades

Color #a49941 mixed toward black.

#897f36

#6d662b

#524c21

#373316

#1b190b

Tints

Color #a49941 mixed toward white.

#bcb157

#cac179

#d7d09a

#e4e0bc

#f2efdd

Tones

Color #a49941 mixed toward gray.

#9c9349

#938c52

#8b865a

#837f62

#7b796a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9f60 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#a0a166 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#a37275 · ΔE 34.3

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 22.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a49941;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49941]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#a49941 (#a49941) is rgb(164, 153, 65) in RGB.

No, #a49941 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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