#a6a39d

Color #a6a39d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.1 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a39d

RGB

rgb(166, 163, 157)

HSL

hsl(40, 4.8%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 5.4%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 5.4%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(67.08, -0.03, 3.49)

LCH

lch(67.08, 3.49, 90.49)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0092, 84.41)

HWB

hwb(40, 61.6%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da0a6

Analogous

#a69e9d

#a6a39d

#a4a69d

Triadic

#a6a39d

#9da6a3

#a39da6

Split-complementary

#a6a39d

#9da4a6

#9e9da6

Tetradic

#a6a39d

#a0a69d

#9da0a6

#a39da6

Square

#a6a39d

#9da69e

#9da0a6

#a69da4

Shades

Color #a6a39d mixed toward black.

#8c8881

#716d66

#55524d

#383733

#1c1b1a

Tints

Color #a6a39d mixed toward white.

#b5b2ad

#c4c2be

#d2d1ce

#e1e0de

#f0f0ef

Tones

Color #a6a39d mixed toward gray.

#a5a39e

#a4a29e

#a4a29f

#a3a2a0

#a2a2a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a59e · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#a5a59f · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#a6a0a0 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a39d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a39d]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#a6a39d (#a6a39d) is rgb(166, 163, 157) in RGB.

No, #a6a39d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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