#a49e8b

Color #a49e8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.54 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a49e8b

RGB

rgb(164, 158, 139)

HSL

hsl(45.6, 12.1%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.6, 15.2%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 15.2%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(65.13, -1.15, 10.72)

LCH

lch(65.13, 10.78, 96.12)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0278, 92.47)

HWB

hwb(45.6, 54.5%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b91a4

Analogous

#a4918b

#a49e8b

#9da48b

Triadic

#a49e8b

#8ba49e

#9e8ba4

Split-complementary

#a49e8b

#8b9da4

#918ba4

Tetradic

#a49e8b

#91a48b

#8b91a4

#9e8ba4

Square

#a49e8b

#8ba491

#8b91a4

#a48b9d

Shades

Color #a49e8b mixed toward black.

#8d866f

#716b59

#555143

#39362c

#1c1b16

Tints

Color #a49e8b mixed toward white.

#b3ae9e

#c2beb2

#d1cec5

#e1dfd8

#f0efec

Tones

Color #a49e8b mixed toward gray.

#a29d8d

#a09c8f

#9e9b91

#9c9a93

#9a9995

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a190 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#a2a291 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#a49494 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 8.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a49e8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49e8b]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#a49e8b (#a49e8b) is rgb(164, 158, 139) in RGB.

No, #a49e8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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