#a8ab74

Color #a8ab74

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 12.31 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8ab74

RGB

rgb(168, 171, 116)

HSL

hsl(63.3, 24.7%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(63.3, 32.2%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 0%, 32.2%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(68.54, -9.94, 28.03)

LCH

lch(68.54, 29.74, 109.53)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0745, 110.74)

HWB

hwb(63.3, 45.5%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7774ab

Analogous

#ab9374

#a8ab74

#8dab74

Triadic

#a8ab74

#74a8ab

#ab74a8

Split-complementary

#a8ab74

#748dab

#9374ab

Tetradic

#a8ab74

#74ab77

#7774ab

#ab74a8

Square

#a8ab74

#74ab93

#7774ab

#ab748d

Shades

Color #a8ab74 mixed toward black.

#92955a

#757748

#585a36

#3a3c24

#1d1e12

Tints

Color #a8ab74 mixed toward white.

#b7b98b

#c5c7a2

#d4d5ba

#e2e3d1

#f1f1e8

Tones

Color #a8ab74 mixed toward gray.

#a4a779

#a0a27d

#9c9d82

#989986

#94948b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a984 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a988 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#a88f91 · ΔE 28.2

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8ab74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8ab74]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a8ab74 (#a8ab74) is rgb(168, 171, 116) in RGB.

No, #a8ab74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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