#a69e8a

Color #a69e8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.18 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a69e8a

RGB

rgb(166, 158, 138)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 13.6%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 16.9%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 16.9%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(65.28, -0.55, 11.5)

LCH

lch(65.28, 11.51, 92.74)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0298, 88.85)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 54.1%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a92a6

Analogous

#a6908a

#a69e8a

#a0a68a

Triadic

#a69e8a

#8aa69e

#9e8aa6

Split-complementary

#a69e8a

#8aa0a6

#908aa6

Tetradic

#a69e8a

#92a68a

#8a92a6

#9e8aa6

Square

#a69e8a

#8aa690

#8a92a6

#a68aa0

Shades

Color #a69e8a mixed toward black.

#90866d

#736b58

#565042

#3a362c

#1d1b16

Tints

Color #a69e8a mixed toward white.

#b5ae9d

#c4beb1

#d2cfc4

#e1dfd8

#f0efeb

Tones

Color #a69e8a mixed toward gray.

#a49d8c

#a19c8f

#9f9b91

#9d9a93

#9a9996

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a38f · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a3a490 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#a69394 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 9.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a69e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a69e8a]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#a69e8a (#a69e8a) is rgb(166, 158, 138) in RGB.

No, #a69e8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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