#a49f8b

Color #a49f8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.87 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#a49f8b

RGB

rgb(164, 159, 139)

HSL

hsl(48, 12.1%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 15.2%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3%, 15.2%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(65.4, -1.7, 11.1)

LCH

lch(65.4, 11.23, 98.71)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0288, 95.57)

HWB

hwb(48, 54.5%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b90a4

Analogous

#a4928b

#a49f8b

#9ca48b

Triadic

#a49f8b

#8ba49f

#9f8ba4

Split-complementary

#a49f8b

#8b9ca4

#928ba4

Tetradic

#a49f8b

#90a48b

#8b90a4

#9f8ba4

Square

#a49f8b

#8ba492

#8b90a4

#a48b9c

Shades

Color #a49f8b mixed toward black.

#8d876f

#716c59

#555143

#39362c

#1c1b16

Tints

Color #a49f8b mixed toward white.

#b3af9e

#c2bfb2

#d1cfc5

#e1dfd8

#f0efec

Tones

Color #a49f8b mixed toward gray.

#a29e8d

#a09c8f

#9e9b91

#9c9a93

#9a9995

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a290 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#a2a391 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#a49495 · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 9.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a49f8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49f8b]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#a49f8b (#a49f8b) is rgb(164, 159, 139) in RGB.

No, #a49f8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #a49f8b, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast