#a79e61

Color #a79e61

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 11.23 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 13.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a79e61

RGB

rgb(167, 158, 97)

HSL

hsl(52.3, 28.5%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.3, 41.9%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 41.9%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(64.59, -5.73, 33.01)

LCH

lch(64.59, 33.5, 99.85)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0819, 100.91)

HWB

hwb(52.3, 38%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#616aa7

Analogous

#a77b61

#a79e61

#8da761

Triadic

#a79e61

#61a79e

#9e61a7

Split-complementary

#a79e61

#618da7

#7b61a7

Tetradic

#a79e61

#6aa761

#616aa7

#9e61a7

Square

#a79e61

#61a77b

#616aa7

#a7618d

Shades

Color #a79e61 mixed toward black.

#8d854f

#716b3f

#55502f

#39351f

#1c1b10

Tints

Color #a79e61 mixed toward white.

#b6ae7b

#c4be96

#d3cfb0

#e2dfca

#f0efe5

Tones

Color #a79e61 mixed toward gray.

#a19a67

#9b956d

#969173

#908d78

#8a887e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a374 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#a4a478 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#a78083 · ΔE 29.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 19.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a79e61;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79e61]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#a79e61 (#a79e61) is rgb(167, 158, 97) in RGB.

No, #a79e61 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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