#a9ad4e

Color #a9ad4e

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 11.13 Nearest Tailwind class lime-600 #5ea500 · ΔE 13.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a9ad4e

RGB

rgb(169, 173, 78)

HSL

hsl(62.5, 37.8%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(62.5, 54.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 0%, 54.9%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.66, -14.62, 47.51)

LCH

lch(68.66, 49.71, 107.1)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.1189, 111.21)

HWB

hwb(62.5, 30.6%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#524ead

Analogous

#ad814e

#a9ad4e

#7aad4e

Triadic

#a9ad4e

#4ea9ad

#ad4ea9

Split-complementary

#a9ad4e

#4e7aad

#814ead

Tetradic

#a9ad4e

#4ead52

#524ead

#ad4ea9

Square

#a9ad4e

#4ead81

#524ead

#ad4e7a

Shades

Color #a9ad4e mixed toward black.

#8d9041

#717334

#545627

#383a1a

#1c1d0d

Tints

Color #a9ad4e mixed toward white.

#b8bc6a

#c7c988

#d5d7a6

#e3e4c3

#f1f2e1

Tones

Color #a9ad4e mixed toward gray.

#a2a556

#9a9d5e

#939566

#8c8d6e

#858576

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab6f · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#abaa75 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#a98286 · ΔE 36.1

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9ad4e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9ad4e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a9ad4e (#a9ad4e) is rgb(169, 173, 78) in RGB.

No, #a9ad4e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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