#a8a296

Color #a8a296

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.42 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a296

RGB

rgb(168, 162, 150)

HSL

hsl(40, 9.4%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 10.7%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 10.7%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(66.8, 0.02, 7.01)

LCH

lch(66.8, 7.01, 89.84)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0184, 84.69)

HWB

hwb(40, 58.8%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#969ca8

Analogous

#a89996

#a8a296

#a5a896

Triadic

#a8a296

#96a8a2

#a296a8

Split-complementary

#a8a296

#96a5a8

#9996a8

Tetradic

#a8a296

#9ca896

#969ca8

#a296a8

Square

#a8a296

#96a899

#969ca8

#a896a5

Shades

Color #a8a296 mixed toward black.

#908879

#746d60

#575248

#3a3730

#1d1b18

Tints

Color #a8a296 mixed toward white.

#b7b2a8

#c5c1b9

#d4d1cb

#e2e0dc

#f1f0ee

Tones

Color #a8a296 mixed toward gray.

#a7a298

#a5a199

#a4a19b

#a2a09c

#a1a09e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a599 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#a6a69a · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#a89b9c · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a296;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a296]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#a8a296 (#a8a296) is rgb(168, 162, 150) in RGB.

No, #a8a296 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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