#a5a879

Color #a5a879

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 15.76 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a879

RGB

rgb(165, 168, 121)

HSL

hsl(63.8, 21.3%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(63.8, 28%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 0%, 28%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(67.57, -8.88, 24)

LCH

lch(67.57, 25.59, 110.3)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0645, 110.99)

HWB

hwb(63.8, 47.5%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c79a8

Analogous

#a89479

#a5a879

#8ea879

Triadic

#a5a879

#79a5a8

#a879a5

Split-complementary

#a5a879

#798ea8

#9479a8

Tetradic

#a5a879

#79a87c

#7c79a8

#a879a5

Square

#a5a879

#79a894

#7c79a8

#a8798e

Shades

Color #a5a879 mixed toward black.

#8f925f

#72754c

#565839

#393a26

#1d1d13

Tints

Color #a5a879 mixed toward white.

#b4b78f

#c3c5a6

#d2d4bc

#e1e2d2

#f0f1e9

Tones

Color #a5a879 mixed toward gray.

#a2a47d

#9ea081

#9b9c85

#979889

#94958d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a686 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a6a689 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#a59092 · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a879;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a879]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a5a879 (#a5a879) is rgb(165, 168, 121) in RGB.

No, #a5a879 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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