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#A89648 Color

#A89648 is rgb(168, 150, 72) in RGB, hsl(49, 40%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 57%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brass (#B5A642), visibly different at ΔE 11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A89648
HEX#A89648
RGBrgb(168, 150, 72)
HSLhsl(49, 40%, 47%)
HSVhsv(49, 57%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 57%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.101 96.5)
LABlab(62.48% -0.43 42.92)
LCHlch(62.48% 42.93 90.58)

What #A89648 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 #A89648, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#A89648 Channel Values

How #A89648 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 168 · G 150 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 40% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 57% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 57% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A89648 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A89648

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A89648; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #A89648

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #A89648 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.

Typical#A89648
Protanopia#999948
Protanomaly#9F9848
Deuteranopia#9C9C47
Deuteranomaly#A19A47
Tritanopia#AE8F8F
Tritanomaly#AC9279
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A89648 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a89648: #A89648;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A89648;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a89648': '#A89648' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.588, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_a89648">#A89648</color>
SVG fillfill="#A89648"

More Yellow Colors

#A89648 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A89648 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A89648?

#A89648 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(168, 150, 72) in RGB and hsl(49, 40%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.

What is the RGB value of #A89648?

#A89648 is rgb(168, 150, 72) — red 168, green 150, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A89648?

#A89648 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 57%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A89648 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A89648 scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A89648 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A89648 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 12.92, which is visibly different.

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