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Hex #a6790f
#a6790f is a great dark yellow shade for your next project. Scroll down for #a6790f color information, color shades and color usage information.
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#a6790f Conversion table
Category |
yellow (dark yellow) |
|---|---|
HEX |
#a6790f copy to clipboard |
RGB |
R 166 G 121 B 15 copy to clipboard |
HSL |
H 42.12 S 0.83 L 0.35 |
CMYK |
C 0% M 18% Y 59% K 35% |
| Usage of yellow | The color #a6790f is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ... |
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#a6790f Conversion and Usage
Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.
#a6790f to RGB conversion
| Red | 166 |
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|---|---|---|
| Green | 121 |
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| Blue | 15 |
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CSS code:
color: rgb(166,
121,
15); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(166,
121,
15); // for css background-color
#a6790f to CMYK conversion
| Cyan | Magenta | Yellow | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 % | 17.65 % | 59.22 % | 34.9 % |
#a6790f to HSL conversion
| Hue | Saturation | Lightness |
|---|---|---|
| 42.119 | 0.83 | 0.35 |
CSS code:
color: hsl(42.1,
83%,
35%);
HSL is supported in all major browsers!
Usage of #a6790f
Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.
| Usage for Text: | recommended |
| Usage for headings: | recommended |
| Usage as fill color: | use with caution on large areas |
| Usage for buttons: | recommended |
As a rather dark shade, this color can very well be used to color smaller elements (like text and buttons). Due to its darkness it gives good contrast, also if used on white background. Readability of text is perfectly ok.
Tints and Shades of #a6790f
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5% lighter |
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10% lighter |
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10% darker |
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15% lighter |
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15% darker |
Color Examples: This is a yellow Heading in #a6790f
This shows how text with the hex-color #a6790f would look on a white background. Because of the darkness of the color this color is recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!
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