#a29c8b

Color #a29c8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.85 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a29c8b

RGB

rgb(162, 156, 139)

HSL

hsl(44.3, 11%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.3, 14.2%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 14.2%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(64.42, -0.82, 9.69)

LCH

lch(64.42, 9.72, 94.84)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0252, 90.91)

HWB

hwb(44.3, 54.5%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b91a2

Analogous

#a2908b

#a29c8b

#9ca28b

Triadic

#a29c8b

#8ba29c

#9c8ba2

Split-complementary

#a29c8b

#8b9ca2

#908ba2

Tetradic

#a29c8b

#91a28b

#8b91a2

#9c8ba2

Square

#a29c8b

#8ba290

#8b91a2

#a28b9c

Shades

Color #a29c8b mixed toward black.

#8b8470

#6f6a59

#534f43

#38352d

#1c1a16

Tints

Color #a29c8b mixed toward white.

#b1ac9e

#c1bdb2

#d0cdc5

#e0ded8

#efeeec

Tones

Color #a29c8b mixed toward gray.

#a09b8d

#9e9a8f

#9c9991

#9a9893

#989795

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9f8f · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#a0a090 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#a29393 · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a29c8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a29c8b]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

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Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#a29c8b (#a29c8b) is rgb(162, 156, 139) in RGB.

No, #a29c8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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