#a7a79d

Color #a7a79d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.58 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a7a79d

RGB

rgb(167, 167, 157)

HSL

hsl(60, 5.4%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 6%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(68.23, -1.84, 5.17)

LCH

lch(68.23, 5.49, 109.59)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0142, 106.78)

HWB

hwb(60, 61.6%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9da7

Analogous

#a7a29d

#a7a79d

#a2a79d

Triadic

#a7a79d

#9da7a7

#a79da7

Split-complementary

#a7a79d

#9da2a7

#a29da7

Tetradic

#a7a79d

#9da79d

#9d9da7

#a79da7

Square

#a7a79d

#9da7a2

#9d9da7

#a79da2

Shades

Color #a7a79d mixed toward black.

#8d8d80

#727266

#55554d

#393933

#1c1c1a

Tints

Color #a7a79d mixed toward white.

#b6b6ad

#c4c4be

#d3d3ce

#e2e2de

#f0f0ef

Tones

Color #a7a79d mixed toward gray.

#a6a69e

#a5a59f

#a4a49f

#a4a4a0

#a3a3a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a79f · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#a7a7a0 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#a7a1a2 · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a7a79d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7a79d]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a7a79d (#a7a79d) is rgb(167, 167, 157) in RGB.

No, #a7a79d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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