#a4a495

Color #a4a495

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.56 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a495

RGB

rgb(164, 164, 149)

HSL

hsl(60, 7.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 9.1%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 9.1%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(66.99, -2.73, 7.79)

LCH

lch(66.99, 8.25, 109.31)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0212, 106.98)

HWB

hwb(60, 58.4%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9595a4

Analogous

#a49d95

#a4a495

#9da495

Triadic

#a4a495

#95a4a4

#a495a4

Split-complementary

#a4a495

#959da4

#9d95a4

Tetradic

#a4a495

#95a495

#9595a4

#a495a4

Square

#a4a495

#95a49d

#9595a4

#a4959d

Shades

Color #a4a495 mixed toward black.

#8c8c79

#707060

#545448

#383830

#1c1c18

Tints

Color #a4a495 mixed toward white.

#b3b3a7

#c2c2b8

#d2d2ca

#e1e1dc

#f0f0ed

Tones

Color #a4a495 mixed toward gray.

#a3a396

#a2a298

#a0a099

#9f9f9a

#9e9e9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a499 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#a4a49a · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#a49c9c · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a495;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a495]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a4a495 (#a4a495) is rgb(164, 164, 149) in RGB.

No, #a4a495 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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