#a9a68e

Color #a9a68e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.28 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a68e

RGB

rgb(169, 166, 142)

HSL

hsl(53.3, 13.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.3, 16%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 16%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(67.77, -3.1, 12.83)

LCH

lch(67.77, 13.2, 103.58)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0338, 101.28)

HWB

hwb(53.3, 55.7%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e91a9

Analogous

#a9998e

#a9a68e

#9fa98e

Triadic

#a9a68e

#8ea9a6

#a68ea9

Split-complementary

#a9a68e

#8e9fa9

#998ea9

Tetradic

#a9a68e

#91a98e

#8e91a9

#a68ea9

Square

#a9a68e

#8ea999

#8e91a9

#a98e9f

Shades

Color #a9a68e mixed toward black.

#938f71

#76735a

#585643

#3b392d

#1d1d16

Tints

Color #a9a68e mixed toward white.

#b7b5a1

#c6c4b4

#d4d3c7

#e2e1d9

#f1f0ec

Tones

Color #a9a68e mixed toward gray.

#a7a490

#a5a393

#a2a195

#a09f97

#9e9d99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a894 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#a8a896 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#a9999a · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a68e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a68e]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#a9a68e (#a9a68e) is rgb(169, 166, 142) in RGB.

No, #a9a68e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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