#a6a97e

Color #a6a97e

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 15.25 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a97e

RGB

rgb(166, 169, 126)

HSL

hsl(64.2, 20%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(64.2, 25.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 0%, 25.4%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(68.01, -8.31, 21.91)

LCH

lch(68.01, 23.43, 110.77)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0593, 111.16)

HWB

hwb(64.2, 49.4%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#817ea9

Analogous

#a9967e

#a6a97e

#90a97e

Triadic

#a6a97e

#7ea6a9

#a97ea6

Split-complementary

#a6a97e

#7e90a9

#967ea9

Tetradic

#a6a97e

#7ea981

#817ea9

#a97ea6

Square

#a6a97e

#7ea996

#817ea9

#a97e90

Shades

Color #a6a97e mixed toward black.

#909362

#73764f

#56583b

#3a3b27

#1d1d14

Tints

Color #a6a97e mixed toward white.

#b5b793

#c4c6a9

#d2d4be

#e1e2d4

#f0f1e9

Tones

Color #a6a97e mixed toward gray.

#a3a581

#a0a285

#9d9e89

#9a9b8c

#969790

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a78a · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a7a78d · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#a69394 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a97e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a97e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a6a97e (#a6a97e) is rgb(166, 169, 126) in RGB.

No, #a6a97e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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