#a8a29e

Color #a8a29e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.9 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a29e

RGB

rgb(168, 162, 158)

HSL

hsl(24, 5.4%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24, 6%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 6%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(67, 1.43, 2.85)

LCH

lch(67, 3.19, 63.35)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.009, 56.31)

HWB

hwb(24, 62%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea4a8

Analogous

#a89e9f

#a8a29e

#a8a79e

Triadic

#a8a29e

#9ea8a2

#a29ea8

Split-complementary

#a8a29e

#9ea8a7

#9e9fa8

Tetradic

#a8a29e

#a4a89e

#9ea4a8

#a29ea8

Square

#a8a29e

#9fa89e

#9ea4a8

#a79ea8

Shades

Color #a8a29e mixed toward black.

#8e8781

#726b67

#56514d

#393633

#1d1b1a

Tints

Color #a8a29e mixed toward white.

#b6b1ae

#c5c1be

#d3d0ce

#e2e0df

#f0efef

Tones

Color #a8a29e mixed toward gray.

#a7a29f

#a6a2a0

#a5a2a0

#a5a3a1

#a4a3a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a59f · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#a6a69f · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#a8a0a0 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a29e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a29e]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#a8a29e (#a8a29e) is rgb(168, 162, 158) in RGB.

No, #a8a29e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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