#a59f87

Color #a59f87

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.01 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a59f87

RGB

rgb(165, 159, 135)

HSL

hsl(48, 14.3%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 18.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 18.2%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(65.39, -1.96, 13.33)

LCH

lch(65.39, 13.47, 98.36)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0345, 95.5)

HWB

hwb(48, 52.9%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#878da5

Analogous

#a59087

#a59f87

#9ca587

Triadic

#a59f87

#87a59f

#9f87a5

Split-complementary

#a59f87

#879ca5

#9087a5

Tetradic

#a59f87

#8da587

#878da5

#9f87a5

Square

#a59f87

#87a590

#878da5

#a5879c

Shades

Color #a59f87 mixed toward black.

#8f886b

#726d56

#565140

#39362b

#1d1b15

Tints

Color #a59f87 mixed toward white.

#b4af9b

#c3bfaf

#d2cfc3

#e1dfd7

#f0efeb

Tones

Color #a59f87 mixed toward gray.

#a29d89

#a09c8c

#9d9a8e

#9b9991

#989793

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

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

#a2a28d · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#a3a38f · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#a59293 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a59f87;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59f87]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#a59f87 (#a59f87) is rgb(165, 159, 135) in RGB.

No, #a59f87 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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