#a9a49d

Color #a9a49d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.61 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a49d

RGB

rgb(169, 164, 157)

HSL

hsl(35, 6.5%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35, 7.1%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3%, 7.1%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(67.59, 0.52, 4.27)

LCH

lch(67.59, 4.3, 83.06)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0115, 76.45)

HWB

hwb(35, 61.6%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da2a9

Analogous

#a99e9d

#a9a49d

#a8a99d

Triadic

#a9a49d

#9da9a4

#a49da9

Split-complementary

#a9a49d

#9da8a9

#9e9da9

Tetradic

#a9a49d

#a2a99d

#9da2a9

#a49da9

Square

#a9a49d

#9da99e

#9da2a9

#a99da8

Shades

Color #a9a49d mixed toward black.

#908980

#746e66

#57524c

#3a3733

#1d1b19

Tints

Color #a9a49d mixed toward white.

#b7b3ad

#c6c2be

#d4d1ce

#e2e1de

#f1f0ef

Tones

Color #a9a49d mixed toward gray.

#a8a49e

#a7a49f

#a6a3a0

#a5a3a1

#a4a3a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a79f · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a7a89f · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#a9a0a0 · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a49d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a49d]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#a9a49d (#a9a49d) is rgb(169, 164, 157) in RGB.

No, #a9a49d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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