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#a59f21

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

RGB
165, 159, 33
HSL
57°, 67%, 39%
CMYK
0, 4, 80, 35
Luminance
0.3291

Every format

HEX#a59f21
RGBrgb(165, 159, 33)
HSLhsl(57, 67%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 80%, 35%)
LABlab(64.1 -11.8 60.7)
LCHlch(64.1 61.8 101.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.686 0.137 106.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a59f21;
background-color: #a59f21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a59f21] bg-[#a59f21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a59f21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.647, green: 0.624, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a59f21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a59f21 on white: 2.77:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a59f21 on black: 7.58:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red64.7%
Green62.4%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta3.6%
Yellow80.0%
Key (black)35.3%

Color previews

#a59f21 text on a black background

contrast 7.58:1

Card sample

#a59f21 text on a white background

contrast 2.77:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a59f21;
Background color
Panel with #a59f21 background
background-color: #a59f21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a59f21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(165, 159, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(165, 159, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a59f21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a59f21, #53A521);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a59f21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #a59f21 in the Color Lab