#a8a087

Color #a8a087

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.55 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a087

RGB

rgb(168, 160, 135)

HSL

hsl(45.5, 15.9%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.5, 19.6%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 19.6%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(65.92, -1.34, 14.1)

LCH

lch(65.92, 14.16, 95.43)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0363, 92.37)

HWB

hwb(45.5, 52.9%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#878fa8

Analogous

#a89087

#a8a087

#9fa887

Triadic

#a8a087

#87a8a0

#a087a8

Split-complementary

#a8a087

#879fa8

#9087a8

Tetradic

#a8a087

#8fa887

#878fa8

#a087a8

Square

#a8a087

#87a890

#878fa8

#a8879f

Shades

Color #a8a087 mixed toward black.

#92896a

#756d55

#585240

#3b372a

#1d1b15

Tints

Color #a8a087 mixed toward white.

#b6b09b

#c5c0af

#d3cfc3

#e2dfd7

#f0efeb

Tones

Color #a8a087 mixed toward gray.

#a59f8a

#a29d8c

#a09c8f

#9d9a92

#9a9995

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a58e · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#a5a68f · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#a89294 · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a087;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a087]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#a8a087 (#a8a087) is rgb(168, 160, 135) in RGB.

No, #a8a087 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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