#a6a599

Color #a6a599

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.83 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a599

RGB

rgb(166, 165, 153)

HSL

hsl(55.4, 6.8%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.4, 7.8%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 7.8%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(67.51, -1.83, 6.35)

LCH

lch(67.51, 6.61, 106.08)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.017, 102.89)

HWB

hwb(55.4, 60%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999aa6

Analogous

#a69e99

#a6a599

#a0a699

Triadic

#a6a599

#99a6a5

#a599a6

Split-complementary

#a6a599

#99a0a6

#9e99a6

Tetradic

#a6a599

#9aa699

#999aa6

#a599a6

Square

#a6a599

#99a69e

#999aa6

#a699a0

Shades

Color #a6a599 mixed toward black.

#8d8c7d

#717063

#55544a

#393832

#1c1c19

Tints

Color #a6a599 mixed toward white.

#b5b4aa

#c4c3bb

#d2d2cc

#e1e1dd

#f0f0ee

Tones

Color #a6a599 mixed toward gray.

#a5a49a

#a4a39b

#a3a29c

#a2a19d

#a0a09e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a69c · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#a6a69d · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#a69e9f · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a599;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a599]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#a6a599 (#a6a599) is rgb(166, 165, 153) in RGB.

No, #a6a599 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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