#a5a297

Color #a5a297

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.72 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a297

RGB

rgb(165, 162, 151)

HSL

hsl(47.1, 7.2%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.1, 8.5%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 8.5%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(66.58, -0.92, 6.1)

LCH

lch(66.58, 6.17, 98.58)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.016, 94.29)

HWB

hwb(47.1, 59.2%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979aa5

Analogous

#a59b97

#a5a297

#a1a597

Triadic

#a5a297

#97a5a2

#a297a5

Split-complementary

#a5a297

#97a1a5

#9b97a5

Tetradic

#a5a297

#9aa597

#979aa5

#a297a5

Square

#a5a297

#97a59b

#979aa5

#a597a1

Shades

Color #a5a297 mixed toward black.

#8d897b

#716e62

#555249

#383731

#1c1b18

Tints

Color #a5a297 mixed toward white.

#b4b2a8

#c3c1ba

#d2d1cb

#e1e0dc

#f0f0ee

Tones

Color #a5a297 mixed toward gray.

#a4a198

#a3a199

#a2a09b

#a09f9c

#9f9f9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a49a · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#a4a49a · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#a59c9c · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a297;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a297]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#a5a297 (#a5a297) is rgb(165, 162, 151) in RGB.

No, #a5a297 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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