#a4a498

Color #a4a498

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.96 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a498

RGB

rgb(164, 164, 152)

HSL

hsl(60, 6.2%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 7.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 7.3%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(67.06, -2.2, 6.23)

LCH

lch(67.06, 6.61, 109.45)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.017, 106.73)

HWB

hwb(60, 59.6%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9898a4

Analogous

#a49e98

#a4a498

#9ea498

Triadic

#a4a498

#98a4a4

#a498a4

Split-complementary

#a4a498

#989ea4

#9e98a4

Tetradic

#a4a498

#98a498

#9898a4

#a498a4

Square

#a4a498

#98a49e

#9898a4

#a4989e

Shades

Color #a4a498 mixed toward black.

#8b8b7c

#707063

#54544a

#383831

#1c1c19

Tints

Color #a4a498 mixed toward white.

#b3b3a9

#c2c2ba

#d2d2cc

#e1e1dd

#f0f0ee

Tones

Color #a4a498 mixed toward gray.

#a3a399

#a2a29a

#a1a19b

#a0a09c

#9f9f9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a49b · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#a4a49c · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#a49d9e · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a498;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a498]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a4a498 (#a4a498) is rgb(164, 164, 152) in RGB.

No, #a4a498 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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