#a1a09d

Color #a1a09d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.78 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a1a09d

RGB

rgb(161, 160, 157)

HSL

hsl(45, 2.1%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 2.5%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 2.5%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(65.87, -0.21, 1.69)

LCH

lch(65.87, 1.7, 97.08)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0045, 91.27)

HWB

hwb(45, 61.6%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9ea1

Analogous

#a19e9d

#a1a09d

#a0a19d

Triadic

#a1a09d

#9da1a0

#a09da1

Split-complementary

#a1a09d

#9da0a1

#9e9da1

Tetradic

#a1a09d

#9ea19d

#9d9ea1

#a09da1

Square

#a1a09d

#9da19e

#9d9ea1

#a19da0

Shades

Color #a1a09d mixed toward black.

#878682

#6c6b68

#51504e

#363634

#1b1b1a

Tints

Color #a1a09d mixed toward white.

#b1b0ad

#c0c0be

#d0d0ce

#e0dfde

#efefef

Tones

Color #a1a09d mixed toward gray.

#a1a09d

#a0a09e

#a09f9e

#9f9f9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a19e · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#a1a19e · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#a19e9e · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 1.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a1a09d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1a09d]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#a1a09d (#a1a09d) is rgb(161, 160, 157) in RGB.

No, #a1a09d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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