#a8a49b

Color #a8a49b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.48 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a49b

RGB

rgb(168, 164, 155)

HSL

hsl(41.5, 7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.5, 7.7%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 7.7%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(67.46, -0.2, 5.18)

LCH

lch(67.46, 5.18, 92.21)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0136, 87.05)

HWB

hwb(41.5, 60.8%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b9fa8

Analogous

#a89d9b

#a8a49b

#a5a89b

Triadic

#a8a49b

#9ba8a4

#a49ba8

Split-complementary

#a8a49b

#9ba5a8

#9d9ba8

Tetradic

#a8a49b

#9fa89b

#9b9fa8

#a49ba8

Square

#a8a49b

#9ba89d

#9b9fa8

#a89ba5

Shades

Color #a8a49b mixed toward black.

#8f8a7e

#736e64

#56534b

#3a3732

#1d1c19

Tints

Color #a8a49b mixed toward white.

#b6b3ac

#c5c2bc

#d3d1cd

#e2e1de

#f0f0ee

Tones

Color #a8a49b mixed toward gray.

#a7a49c

#a6a39d

#a5a39e

#a4a29f

#a3a2a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a69d · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#a7a79e · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#a89f9f · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a49b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a49b]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#a8a49b (#a8a49b) is rgb(168, 164, 155) in RGB.

No, #a8a49b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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