#a4a49e

Color #a4a49e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.88 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a49e

RGB

rgb(164, 164, 158)

HSL

hsl(60, 3.2%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 3.7%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 3.7%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(67.21, -1.12, 3.11)

LCH

lch(67.21, 3.31, 109.81)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0085, 106.31)

HWB

hwb(60, 62%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9ea4

Analogous

#a4a19e

#a4a49e

#a1a49e

Triadic

#a4a49e

#9ea4a4

#a49ea4

Split-complementary

#a4a49e

#9ea1a4

#a19ea4

Tetradic

#a4a49e

#9ea49e

#9e9ea4

#a49ea4

Square

#a4a49e

#9ea4a1

#9e9ea4

#a49ea1

Shades

Color #a4a49e mixed toward black.

#8a8a82

#6f6f68

#53534e

#373734

#1c1c1a

Tints

Color #a4a49e mixed toward white.

#b3b3ae

#c2c2be

#d1d1ce

#e1e1df

#f0f0ef

Tones

Color #a4a49e mixed toward gray.

#a3a39e

#a3a39f

#a2a29f

#a2a2a0

#a1a1a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a49f · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#a4a4a0 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#a4a1a1 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a49e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a49e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a4a49e (#a4a49e) is rgb(164, 164, 158) in RGB.

No, #a4a49e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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