#a8a294

Color #a8a294

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.43 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a294

RGB

rgb(168, 162, 148)

HSL

hsl(42, 10.3%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42, 11.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 11.9%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(66.75, -0.32, 8.05)

LCH

lch(66.75, 8.06, 92.28)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.021, 87.55)

HWB

hwb(42, 58%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#949aa8

Analogous

#a89894

#a8a294

#a4a894

Triadic

#a8a294

#94a8a2

#a294a8

Split-complementary

#a8a294

#94a4a8

#9894a8

Tetradic

#a8a294

#9aa894

#949aa8

#a294a8

Square

#a8a294

#94a898

#949aa8

#a894a4

Shades

Color #a8a294 mixed toward black.

#908977

#746e5f

#575247

#3a372f

#1d1b18

Tints

Color #a8a294 mixed toward white.

#b7b2a6

#c5c1b8

#d4d1ca

#e2e0db

#f1f0ed

Tones

Color #a8a294 mixed toward gray.

#a6a196

#a5a197

#a3a099

#a19f9b

#a09f9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a598 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#a6a698 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#a89a9b · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a294;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a294]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#a8a294 (#a8a294) is rgb(168, 162, 148) in RGB.

No, #a8a294 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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