#a49b74

Color #a49b74

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 13.99 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a49b74

RGB

rgb(164, 155, 116)

HSL

hsl(48.7, 20.9%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.7, 29.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 29.3%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(63.83, -2.98, 21.69)

LCH

lch(63.83, 21.89, 97.82)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.055, 96.69)

HWB

hwb(48.7, 45.5%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#747da4

Analogous

#a48374

#a49b74

#95a474

Triadic

#a49b74

#74a49b

#9b74a4

Split-complementary

#a49b74

#7495a4

#8374a4

Tetradic

#a49b74

#7da474

#747da4

#9b74a4

Square

#a49b74

#74a483

#747da4

#a47495

Shades

Color #a49b74 mixed toward black.

#8d845c

#71694a

#554f37

#383525

#1c1a12

Tints

Color #a49b74 mixed toward white.

#b3ac8b

#c2bca2

#d2cdb9

#e1ded1

#f0eee8

Tones

Color #a49b74 mixed toward gray.

#a09878

#9c967c

#989380

#949184

#908e88

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a07f · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a1a181 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#a48788 · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a49b74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49b74]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#a49b74 (#a49b74) is rgb(164, 155, 116) in RGB.

No, #a49b74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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