#a89916

Color #a89916

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Olive #808000 · ΔE 13.38 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 15.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a89916

RGB

rgb(168, 153, 22)

HSL

hsl(53.8, 76.8%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.8, 86.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 86.9%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(62.65, -7.56, 62.5)

LCH

lch(62.65, 62.96, 96.9)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.1364, 102.06)

HWB

hwb(53.8, 8.6%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1625a8

Analogous

#a85016

#a89916

#6ea816

Triadic

#a89916

#16a899

#9916a8

Split-complementary

#a89916

#166ea8

#5016a8

Tetradic

#a89916

#25a816

#1625a8

#9916a8

Square

#a89916

#16a850

#1625a8

#a8166e

Shades

Color #a89916 mixed toward black.

#8c8012

#70660f

#544d0b

#383307

#1c1a04

Tints

Color #a89916 mixed toward white.

#d7c41c

#e6d543

#ece072

#f3eaa1

#f9f5d0

Tones

Color #a89916 mixed toward gray.

#9c8f22

#90862e

#847c3b

#777247

#6b6953

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a251 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a45a · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#a7696e · ΔE 40.5

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 26.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a89916;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89916]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#a89916 (#a89916) is rgb(168, 153, 22) in RGB.

No, #a89916 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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