#a9a68c

Color #a9a68c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.37 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a68c

RGB

rgb(169, 166, 140)

HSL

hsl(53.8, 14.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.8, 17.2%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 17.2%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(67.73, -3.42, 13.88)

LCH

lch(67.73, 14.3, 103.84)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0365, 101.86)

HWB

hwb(53.8, 54.9%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c8fa9

Analogous

#a9988c

#a9a68c

#9ea98c

Triadic

#a9a68c

#8ca9a6

#a68ca9

Split-complementary

#a9a68c

#8c9ea9

#988ca9

Tetradic

#a9a68c

#8fa98c

#8c8fa9

#a68ca9

Square

#a9a68c

#8ca998

#8c8fa9

#a98c9e

Shades

Color #a9a68c mixed toward black.

#938f6f

#767358

#585642

#3b392c

#1d1d16

Tints

Color #a9a68c mixed toward white.

#b7b59f

#c6c4b2

#d4d3c6

#e2e1d9

#f1f0ec

Tones

Color #a9a68c mixed toward gray.

#a7a48e

#a4a291

#a2a093

#9f9e96

#9d9c98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a893 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#a8a894 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#a99899 · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a68c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a68c]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#a9a68c (#a9a68c) is rgb(169, 166, 140) in RGB.

No, #a9a68c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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