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#a59c01

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

RGB
165, 156, 1
HSL
57°, 99%, 33%
CMYK
0, 6, 99, 35
Luminance
0.3178

Every format

HEX#a59c01
RGBrgb(165, 156, 1)
HSLhsl(57, 99%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 99%, 35%)
LABlab(63.2 -10.9 66.2)
LCHlch(63.2 67.1 99.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.679 0.144 105.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a59c01;
background-color: #a59c01;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a59c01] bg-[#a59c01]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a59c01;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.647, green: 0.612, blue: 0.004)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a59c01")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a59c01 on white: 2.85:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a59c01 on black: 7.36:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red64.7%
Green61.2%
Blue0.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta5.5%
Yellow99.4%
Key (black)35.3%

Color previews

#a59c01 text on a black background

contrast 7.36:1

Card sample

#a59c01 text on a white background

contrast 2.85:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a59c01;
Background color
Panel with #a59c01 background
background-color: #a59c01;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a59c01;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(165, 156, 1, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(165, 156, 1, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a59c01;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a59c01, #41A501);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a59c01

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #a59c01 in the Color Lab