#a6ac46

Color #a6ac46

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 14.32 Nearest Tailwind class lime-600 #5ea500 · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#a6ac46

RGB

rgb(166, 172, 70)

HSL

hsl(63.5, 42.1%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(63.5, 59.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 0%, 59.3%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.06, -16.01, 50.46)

LCH

lch(68.06, 52.94, 107.6)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.1256, 112.28)

HWB

hwb(63.5, 27.5%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4c46ac

Analogous

#ac7f46

#a6ac46

#73ac46

Triadic

#a6ac46

#46a6ac

#ac46a6

Split-complementary

#a6ac46

#4673ac

#7f46ac

Tetradic

#a6ac46

#46ac4c

#4c46ac

#ac46a6

Square

#a6ac46

#46ac7f

#4c46ac

#ac4673

Shades

Color #a6ac46 mixed toward black.

#8a8f3a

#6f732f

#535623

#373917

#1c1d0c

Tints

Color #a6ac46 mixed toward white.

#b9be60

#c7cb80

#d5d8a0

#e3e5c0

#f1f2df

Tones

Color #a6ac46 mixed toward gray.

#9fa44f

#979b57

#909360

#888a68

#818271

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a96b · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#a8a871 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#a67f83 · ΔE 37.2

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6ac46;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6ac46]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a6ac46 (#a6ac46) is rgb(166, 172, 70) in RGB.

No, #a6ac46 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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