#a5a88a

Color #a5a88a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 16.27 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a88a

RGB

rgb(165, 168, 138)

HSL

hsl(66, 14.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(66, 17.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 0%, 17.9%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(67.9, -6.34, 15.18)

LCH

lch(67.9, 16.45, 112.67)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0421, 112.05)

HWB

hwb(66, 54.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d8aa8

Analogous

#a89c8a

#a5a88a

#96a88a

Triadic

#a5a88a

#8aa5a8

#a88aa5

Split-complementary

#a5a88a

#8a96a8

#9c8aa8

Tetradic

#a5a88a

#8aa88d

#8d8aa8

#a88aa5

Square

#a5a88a

#8aa89c

#8d8aa8

#a88a96

Shades

Color #a5a88a mixed toward black.

#8e926d

#727557

#555841

#393a2c

#1c1d16

Tints

Color #a5a88a mixed toward white.

#b4b69e

#c3c5b1

#d2d3c5

#e1e2d8

#f0f0ec

Tones

Color #a5a88a mixed toward gray.

#a3a58d

#a1a38f

#9fa092

#9d9e94

#9b9b97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a692 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#a6a694 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#a59899 · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a88a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a88a]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a5a88a (#a5a88a) is rgb(165, 168, 138) in RGB.

No, #a5a88a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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