#a78e0f

Color #a78e0f

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 12.15 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 13.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a78e0f

RGB

rgb(167, 142, 15)

HSL

hsl(50.1, 83.5%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.1, 91%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15%, 91%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(59.52, -2.22, 61.45)

LCH

lch(59.52, 61.49, 92.07)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.1306, 96.16)

HWB

hwb(50.1, 5.9%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0f28a7

Analogous

#a7420f

#a78e0f

#74a70f

Triadic

#a78e0f

#0fa78e

#8e0fa7

Split-complementary

#a78e0f

#0f74a7

#420fa7

Tetradic

#a78e0f

#28a70f

#0f28a7

#8e0fa7

Square

#a78e0f

#0fa742

#0f28a7

#a70f74

Shades

Color #a78e0f mixed toward black.

#8b760d

#6f5f0a

#544708

#382f05

#1c1803

Tints

Color #a78e0f mixed toward white.

#d9b914

#edcf36

#f1db69

#f6e79b

#faf3cd

Tones

Color #a78e0f mixed toward gray.

#9a851c

#8e7d28

#817435

#746c42

#68644e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d4a · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#9ea052 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#a66165 · ΔE 38.5

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 25.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a78e0f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a78e0f]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#a78e0f (#a78e0f) is rgb(167, 142, 15) in RGB.

No, #a78e0f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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