#a8a245

Color #a8a245

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 11.89 Nearest Tailwind class lime-600 #5ea500 · ΔE 15.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a245

RGB

rgb(168, 162, 69)

HSL

hsl(56.4, 41.8%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.4, 58.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 58.9%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(65.43, -10.03, 48.05)

LCH

lch(65.43, 49.09, 101.79)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.1151, 105.57)

HWB

hwb(56.4, 27.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#454ba8

Analogous

#a87145

#a8a245

#7da845

Triadic

#a8a245

#45a8a2

#a245a8

Split-complementary

#a8a245

#457da8

#7145a8

Tetradic

#a8a245

#4ba845

#454ba8

#a245a8

Square

#a8a245

#45a871

#454ba8

#a8457d

Shades

Color #a8a245 mixed toward black.

#8c873a

#706c2e

#545123

#383617

#1c1b0c

Tints

Color #a8a245 mixed toward white.

#bdb75e

#cac67e

#d7d49e

#e5e2bf

#f2f1df

Tones

Color #a8a245 mixed toward gray.

#a09b4d

#989456

#8f8c5e

#878566

#7f7e6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a566 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#a6a66c · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#a8797c · ΔE 35.4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a245;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a245]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#a8a245 (#a8a245) is rgb(168, 162, 69) in RGB.

No, #a8a245 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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