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#a48b21

a dark, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: olive

RGB
164, 139, 33
HSL
49°, 67%, 39%
CMYK
0, 15, 80, 36
Luminance
0.2647

Every format

HEX#a48b21
RGBrgb(164, 139, 33)
HSLhsl(49, 67%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 80%, 36%)
LABlab(58.5 -1.4 55.7)
LCHlch(58.5 55.7 91.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.642 0.121 94.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a48b21;
background-color: #a48b21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a48b21] bg-[#a48b21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a48b21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.643, green: 0.545, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a48b21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a48b21 on white: 3.34:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a48b21 on black: 6.29:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red64.3%
Green54.5%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta15.2%
Yellow79.9%
Key (black)35.7%

Color previews

#a48b21 text on a black background

contrast 6.29:1

Card sample

#a48b21 text on a white background

contrast 3.34:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a48b21;
Background color
Panel with #a48b21 background
background-color: #a48b21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a48b21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(164, 139, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(164, 139, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a48b21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a48b21, #66A421);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a48b21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #a48b21 in the Color Lab