#a8a893

Color #a8a893

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.53 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a893

RGB

rgb(168, 168, 147)

HSL

hsl(60, 10.8%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 12.5%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 12.5%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(68.34, -3.74, 10.87)

LCH

lch(68.34, 11.5, 108.99)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0295, 107.15)

HWB

hwb(60, 57.6%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9393a8

Analogous

#a89e93

#a8a893

#9ea893

Triadic

#a8a893

#93a8a8

#a893a8

Split-complementary

#a8a893

#939ea8

#9e93a8

Tetradic

#a8a893

#93a893

#9393a8

#a893a8

Square

#a8a893

#93a89e

#9393a8

#a8939e

Shades

Color #a8a893 mixed toward black.

#919176

#74745e

#575746

#3a3a2f

#1d1d17

Tints

Color #a8a893 mixed toward white.

#b7b7a5

#c5c5b7

#d4d4c9

#e2e2db

#f1f1ed

Tones

Color #a8a893 mixed toward gray.

#a6a695

#a5a597

#a3a398

#a1a19a

#9f9f9c

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

#a8a898 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#a8a89a · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#a89d9d · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a893;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a893]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a8a893 (#a8a893) is rgb(168, 168, 147) in RGB.

No, #a8a893 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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