#a8a854

Color #a8a854

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 7.79 Nearest Tailwind class lime-600 #5ea500 · ΔE 14.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a854

RGB

rgb(168, 168, 84)

HSL

hsl(60, 33.3%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 50%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 50%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(67.26, -11.92, 42.96)

LCH

lch(67.26, 44.58, 105.51)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.1072, 108.82)

HWB

hwb(60, 32.9%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5454a8

Analogous

#a87e54

#a8a854

#7ea854

Triadic

#a8a854

#54a8a8

#a854a8

Split-complementary

#a8a854

#547ea8

#7e54a8

Tetradic

#a8a854

#54a854

#5454a8

#a854a8

Square

#a8a854

#54a87e

#5454a8

#a8547e

Shades

Color #a8a854 mixed toward black.

#8c8c46

#707038

#54542a

#38381c

#1c1c0e

Tints

Color #a8a854 mixed toward white.

#b7b770

#c6c68c

#d4d4a9

#e2e2c6

#f1f1e2

Tones

Color #a8a854 mixed toward gray.

#a1a15b

#9a9a62

#939369

#8c8c70

#858577

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a870 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#a8a876 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#a88184 · ΔE 33.9

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a854;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a854]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

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Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a8a854 (#a8a854) is rgb(168, 168, 84) in RGB.

No, #a8a854 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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