#a8a299

Color #a8a299

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.97 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a299

RGB

rgb(168, 162, 153)

HSL

hsl(36, 7.9%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36, 8.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 8.9%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(66.87, 0.54, 5.45)

LCH

lch(66.87, 5.48, 84.34)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0146, 78.15)

HWB

hwb(36, 60%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999fa8

Analogous

#a89a99

#a8a299

#a6a899

Triadic

#a8a299

#99a8a2

#a299a8

Split-complementary

#a8a299

#99a6a8

#9a99a8

Tetradic

#a8a299

#9fa899

#999fa8

#a299a8

Square

#a8a299

#99a89a

#999fa8

#a899a6

Shades

Color #a8a299 mixed toward black.

#8f887c

#736d62

#57514a

#3a3631

#1d1b19

Tints

Color #a8a299 mixed toward white.

#b6b1aa

#c5c1bb

#d3d0cc

#e2e0dd

#f0efee

Tones

Color #a8a299 mixed toward gray.

#a7a29a

#a5a19b

#a4a19d

#a3a19e

#a2a19f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a59b · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#a6a69c · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#a89d9d · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a299;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a299]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

#a8a299 (#a8a299) is rgb(168, 162, 153) in RGB.

No, #a8a299 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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