#A3A32E Color

#A3A32E is rgb(163, 163, 46) in RGB, hsl(60, 56%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 72%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citron (#9FA91F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3A32E

HEX#A3A32E

RGBrgb(163, 163, 46)

HSLhsl(60, 56%, 41%)

HSVhsv(60, 72%, 64%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 72%, 36%)

OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.134 109.4)

LABlab(65.41% -10.37 56.81)

LCHlch(65.41% 57.75 100.34)

What #A3A32E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A3A32E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Citron#9FA91FΔE 7.69 Brass#B5A642ΔE 8.95 Olive#808000ΔE 13.32 Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 14.29 Vegas Gold#C5B358ΔE 14.45 Antique Gold#CFB53BΔE 14.78

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#A3A32E Channel Values

How #A3A32E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 163 · G 163 · B 46	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 56% · L 41%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 72% · V 64%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 72% · K 36%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.68:1 vs white · 7.84:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3A32E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A3A32E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3A32E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A3A32E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #A3A32E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

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Using #A3A32E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a3a32e: #A3A32E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3A32E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3a32e': '#A3A32E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.639, blue: 0.180)

Android XML<color name="color_a3a32e">#A3A32E</color>

SVG fillfill="#A3A32E"

More Yellow Colors

#A3A32E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

a47d19 a07918 b0a94f 9fa91f b29700 9f7509 b2ac88 9e9e00 b2b300 9e931f b3b332 9e6900 cbb91a e0ae2e ecebbd f2e99c f8d568 fcf75e ffc324 ffed8a fffdf0 ffffe5 4b390b 7b7737

#A3A32E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3A32E?

#A3A32E is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(163, 163, 46) in RGB and hsl(60, 56%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citron (#9FA91F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.69.

What is the RGB value of #A3A32E?

#A3A32E is rgb(163, 163, 46) — red 163, green 163, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3A32E?

#A3A32E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 72%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3A32E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3A32E scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3A32E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3A32E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 13.32, which is visibly different.

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