#a5a599

Color #a5a599

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.84 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a599

RGB

rgb(165, 165, 153)

HSL

hsl(60, 6.3%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 7.3%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 7.3%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(67.43, -2.2, 6.22)

LCH

lch(67.43, 6.6, 109.48)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.017, 106.73)

HWB

hwb(60, 60%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9999a5

Analogous

#a59f99

#a5a599

#9fa599

Triadic

#a5a599

#99a5a5

#a599a5

Split-complementary

#a5a599

#999fa5

#9f99a5

Tetradic

#a5a599

#99a599

#9999a5

#a599a5

Square

#a5a599

#99a59f

#9999a5

#a5999f

Shades

Color #a5a599 mixed toward black.

#8c8c7d

#717163

#55554b

#383832

#1c1c19

Tints

Color #a5a599 mixed toward white.

#b4b4aa

#c3c3bb

#d2d2cc

#e1e1dd

#f0f0ee

Tones

Color #a5a599 mixed toward gray.

#a4a49a

#a3a39b

#a2a29c

#a1a19d

#a0a09e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a59c · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#a5a59d · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#a59e9f · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a599;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a599]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a5a599 (#a5a599) is rgb(165, 165, 153) in RGB.

No, #a5a599 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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