#a8a09d

Color #a8a09d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.49 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a09d

RGB

rgb(168, 160, 157)

HSL

hsl(16.4, 5.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.4, 6.5%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 6.5%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(66.44, 2.35, 2.6)

LCH

lch(66.44, 3.5, 47.89)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0103, 41.86)

HWB

hwb(16.4, 61.6%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da5a8

Analogous

#a89d9f

#a8a09d

#a8a59d

Triadic

#a8a09d

#9da8a0

#a09da8

Split-complementary

#a8a09d

#9da8a5

#9d9fa8

Tetradic

#a8a09d

#a5a89d

#9da5a8

#a09da8

Square

#a8a09d

#9fa89d

#9da5a8

#a59da8

Shades

Color #a8a09d mixed toward black.

#8e8480

#736966

#564f4c

#393533

#1d1a19

Tints

Color #a8a09d mixed toward white.

#b6b0ad

#c5c0be

#d3cfce

#e2dfde

#f0efef

Tones

Color #a8a09d mixed toward gray.

#a7a09e

#a6a19f

#a5a1a0

#a4a2a1

#a3a2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a59e · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#a5a69e · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#a89e9e · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a09d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a09d]

Related colors

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#a8a09d (#a8a09d) is rgb(168, 160, 157) in RGB.

No, #a8a09d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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