#a8a69d

Color #a8a69d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.14 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a69d

RGB

rgb(168, 166, 157)

HSL

hsl(49.1, 5.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.1, 6.5%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 6.5%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(68.04, -0.93, 4.91)

LCH

lch(68.04, 5, 100.73)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.013, 96.63)

HWB

hwb(49.1, 61.6%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9fa8

Analogous

#a8a09d

#a8a69d

#a4a89d

Triadic

#a8a69d

#9da8a6

#a69da8

Split-complementary

#a8a69d

#9da4a8

#a09da8

Tetradic

#a8a69d

#9fa89d

#9d9fa8

#a69da8

Square

#a8a69d

#9da8a0

#9d9fa8

#a89da4

Shades

Color #a8a69d mixed toward black.

#8e8c80

#737066

#56544c

#393833

#1d1c19

Tints

Color #a8a69d mixed toward white.

#b6b5ad

#c5c4be

#d3d2ce

#e2e1de

#f0f0ef

Tones

Color #a8a69d mixed toward gray.

#a7a59e

#a6a59f

#a5a4a0

#a4a4a1

#a3a3a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a79f · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#a7a7a0 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#a8a1a1 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a69d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a69d]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#a8a69d (#a8a69d) is rgb(168, 166, 157) in RGB.

No, #a8a69d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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