#a59e89

Color #a59e89

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.62 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a59e89

RGB

rgb(165, 158, 137)

HSL

hsl(45, 13.5%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 17%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 17%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(65.17, -1.09, 11.9)

LCH

lch(65.17, 11.95, 95.23)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0308, 91.67)

HWB

hwb(45, 53.7%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8990a5

Analogous

#a59089

#a59e89

#9ea589

Triadic

#a59e89

#89a59e

#9e89a5

Split-complementary

#a59e89

#899ea5

#9089a5

Tetradic

#a59e89

#90a589

#8990a5

#9e89a5

Square

#a59e89

#89a590

#8990a5

#a5899e

Shades

Color #a59e89 mixed toward black.

#8f866d

#726b57

#565141

#39362c

#1d1b16

Tints

Color #a59e89 mixed toward white.

#b4ae9d

#c3beb0

#d2cec4

#e1dfd8

#f0efeb

Tones

Color #a59e89 mixed toward gray.

#a39d8b

#a09c8e

#9e9a90

#9c9992

#999895

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a28e · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#a2a390 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#a59393 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a59e89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59e89]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#a59e89 (#a59e89) is rgb(165, 158, 137) in RGB.

No, #a59e89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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