All About Color #A49941

#A49941

About #A49941

#A49941 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #A49941. In RGB it is red 164, green 153, blue 65; in HSL it is hue 53°, saturation 43%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 7%, 60%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 2.91:1 on white and 7.21:1 on black.

#A49941 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA4, 99, 41
CMYK0.00%, 6.71%, 60.37%, 35.69%
RGB Decimal164, 153, 65
HSL53°, 43%, 45%
RGB Octal244, 231, 101
HSV (HSB)53.33°, 60.37%, 64.31%
RGB Binary10100100, 10011001, 1000001
CIE-L*AB62.56, -7.28, 46.62
RGB Percent64.31%, 60.00%, 25.49%
CIE-L*CH62.56, 47.18, 98.88
XYZ27.66, 31.06, 9.54
CIE-L*UV62.56, 11.42, 54.50
xyY0.41, 0.46, 31.06
Hunter-Lab55.73, -8.94, 28.86
RYB30.34%, 64.31%, 25.49%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A49941 on a dark background: contrast 7.21:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A49941 on a light background: contrast 2.91:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A49941, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A49941 · #C9C078 · #625C27 · #414DA4 · #7882C9

Analogous palette

#A4414D · #A46741 · #A49941 · #7EA441 · #4DA441

Triadic palette

#A49941 · #41A499 · #9941A4 · #C9C078 · #78C9C0

Tetradic palette

#A49941 · #41A467 · #414DA4 · #A4417E · #625C27

Monochromatic palette

#373316 · #6D662C · #A49941 · #C5BB6D · #DBD4A4

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