#a8a38f

Color #a8a38f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.42 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a38f

RGB

rgb(168, 163, 143)

HSL

hsl(48, 12.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 14.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3%, 14.9%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(66.9, -1.7, 11.05)

LCH

lch(66.9, 11.18, 98.75)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0287, 95.39)

HWB

hwb(48, 56.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f94a8

Analogous

#a8978f

#a8a38f

#a1a88f

Triadic

#a8a38f

#8fa8a3

#a38fa8

Split-complementary

#a8a38f

#8fa1a8

#978fa8

Tetradic

#a8a38f

#94a88f

#8f94a8

#a38fa8

Square

#a8a38f

#8fa897

#8f94a8

#a88fa1

Shades

Color #a8a38f mixed toward black.

#918b72

#75705b

#585444

#3a382d

#1d1c17

Tints

Color #a8a38f mixed toward white.

#b7b2a2

#c5c2b4

#d4d1c7

#e2e0da

#f1f0ec

Tones

Color #a8a38f mixed toward gray.

#a6a291

#a4a193

#a29f95

#a09e97

#9e9d99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a694 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#a6a795 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#a89899 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a38f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a38f]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#a8a38f (#a8a38f) is rgb(168, 163, 143) in RGB.

No, #a8a38f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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