#a4a196

Color #a4a196

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.89 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a196

RGB

rgb(164, 161, 150)

HSL

hsl(47.1, 7.1%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.1, 8.5%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 8.5%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(66.2, -0.92, 6.11)

LCH

lch(66.2, 6.18, 98.56)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.016, 94.29)

HWB

hwb(47.1, 58.8%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9699a4

Analogous

#a49a96

#a4a196

#a0a496

Triadic

#a4a196

#96a4a1

#a196a4

Split-complementary

#a4a196

#96a0a4

#9a96a4

Tetradic

#a4a196

#99a496

#9699a4

#a196a4

Square

#a4a196

#96a49a

#9699a4

#a496a0

Shades

Color #a4a196 mixed toward black.

#8c887a

#706d61

#545249

#383631

#1c1b18

Tints

Color #a4a196 mixed toward white.

#b3b1a8

#c2c0b9

#d2d0cb

#e1e0dc

#f0efee

Tones

Color #a4a196 mixed toward gray.

#a3a097

#a2a098

#a19f9a

#9f9e9b

#9e9e9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a399 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#a3a399 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#a49b9b · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a196;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a196]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#a4a196 (#a4a196) is rgb(164, 161, 150) in RGB.

No, #a4a196 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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