#a9ab7e

Color #a9ab7e

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 14.65 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a9ab7e

RGB

rgb(169, 171, 126)

HSL

hsl(62.7, 21.1%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(62.7, 26.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 26.3%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(68.8, -8.19, 23.01)

LCH

lch(68.8, 24.42, 109.59)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0617, 109.99)

HWB

hwb(62.7, 49.4%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#807eab

Analogous

#ab967e

#a9ab7e

#92ab7e

Triadic

#a9ab7e

#7ea9ab

#ab7ea9

Split-complementary

#a9ab7e

#7e92ab

#967eab

Tetradic

#a9ab7e

#7eab80

#807eab

#ab7ea9

Square

#a9ab7e

#7eab96

#807eab

#ab7e92

Shades

Color #a9ab7e mixed toward black.

#939662

#76784e

#585a3b

#3b3c27

#1d1e14

Tints

Color #a9ab7e mixed toward white.

#b7b993

#c6c7a9

#d4d5be

#e2e3d4

#f1f1e9

Tones

Color #a9ab7e mixed toward gray.

#a5a782

#a2a385

#9fa089

#9b9c8d

#989891

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa8b · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#aaaa8d · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#a99496 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9ab7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9ab7e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a9ab7e (#a9ab7e) is rgb(169, 171, 126) in RGB.

No, #a9ab7e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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