#a8a79e

Color #a8a79e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.03 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a79e

RGB

rgb(168, 167, 158)

HSL

hsl(54, 5.4%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54, 6%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 6%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(68.34, -1.3, 4.78)

LCH

lch(68.34, 4.95, 105.21)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0128, 101.75)

HWB

hwb(54, 62%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9fa8

Analogous

#a8a29e

#a8a79e

#a4a89e

Triadic

#a8a79e

#9ea8a7

#a79ea8

Split-complementary

#a8a79e

#9ea4a8

#a29ea8

Tetradic

#a8a79e

#9fa89e

#9e9fa8

#a79ea8

Square

#a8a79e

#9ea8a2

#9e9fa8

#a89ea4

Shades

Color #a8a79e mixed toward black.

#8e8d81

#727167

#56554d

#393933

#1d1c1a

Tints

Color #a8a79e mixed toward white.

#b6b6ae

#c5c4be

#d3d3ce

#e2e2df

#f0f0ef

Tones

Color #a8a79e mixed toward gray.

#a7a69f

#a6a6a0

#a5a5a0

#a5a4a1

#a4a4a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a0 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a8a1 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#a8a2a2 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a79e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a79e]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#a8a79e (#a8a79e) is rgb(168, 167, 158) in RGB.

No, #a8a79e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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