#a49f87

Color #a49f87

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.97 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a49f87

RGB

rgb(164, 159, 135)

HSL

hsl(49.7, 13.7%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.7, 17.7%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3%, 17.7%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(65.31, -2.34, 13.2)

LCH

lch(65.31, 13.41, 100.05)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0343, 97.54)

HWB

hwb(49.7, 52.9%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#878ca4

Analogous

#a49087

#a49f87

#9aa487

Triadic

#a49f87

#87a49f

#9f87a4

Split-complementary

#a49f87

#879aa4

#9087a4

Tetradic

#a49f87

#8ca487

#878ca4

#9f87a4

Square

#a49f87

#87a490

#878ca4

#a4879a

Shades

Color #a49f87 mixed toward black.

#8e886b

#716d56

#555140

#39362b

#1c1b15

Tints

Color #a49f87 mixed toward white.

#b3af9b

#c2bfaf

#d1cfc3

#e1dfd7

#f0efeb

Tones

Color #a49f87 mixed toward gray.

#a19d89

#9f9c8c

#9d9a8e

#9a9991

#989793

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a28d · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#a2a38f · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#a49293 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a49f87;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49f87]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#a49f87 (#a49f87) is rgb(164, 159, 135) in RGB.

No, #a49f87 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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