#a0a099

Color #a0a099

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.26 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a0a099

RGB

rgb(160, 160, 153)

HSL

hsl(60, 3.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 4.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 4.4%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(65.68, -1.31, 3.64)

LCH

lch(65.68, 3.87, 109.79)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.01, 106.81)

HWB

hwb(60, 60%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9999a0

Analogous

#a09d99

#a0a099

#9da099

Triadic

#a0a099

#99a0a0

#a099a0

Split-complementary

#a0a099

#999da0

#9d99a0

Tetradic

#a0a099

#99a099

#9999a0

#a099a0

Square

#a0a099

#99a09d

#9999a0

#a0999d

Shades

Color #a0a099 mixed toward black.

#87877e

#6c6c65

#51514b

#363632

#1b1b19

Tints

Color #a0a099 mixed toward white.

#b0b0aa

#c0c0bb

#d0d0cc

#dfdfdd

#efefee

Tones

Color #a0a099 mixed toward gray.

#a0a09a

#9f9f9a

#9e9e9b

#9d9d9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a09b · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#a0a09b · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#a09c9c · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 3.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a0a099;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0a099]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

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Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a0a099 (#a0a099) is rgb(160, 160, 153) in RGB.

No, #a0a099 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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