#a8a399

Color #a8a399

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.2 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a399

RGB

rgb(168, 163, 153)

HSL

hsl(40, 7.9%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 8.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3%, 8.9%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(67.14, -0, 5.83)

LCH

lch(67.14, 5.83, 90)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0154, 84.77)

HWB

hwb(40, 60%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999ea8

Analogous

#a89b99

#a8a399

#a5a899

Triadic

#a8a399

#99a8a3

#a399a8

Split-complementary

#a8a399

#99a5a8

#9b99a8

Tetradic

#a8a399

#9ea899

#999ea8

#a399a8

Square

#a8a399

#99a89b

#999ea8

#a899a5

Shades

Color #a8a399 mixed toward black.

#8f897c

#736e62

#57524a

#3a3731

#1d1b19

Tints

Color #a8a399 mixed toward white.

#b6b2aa

#c5c2bb

#d3d1cc

#e2e0dd

#f0f0ee

Tones

Color #a8a399 mixed toward gray.

#a7a29a

#a5a29b

#a4a29d

#a3a19e

#a2a19f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a69b · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a79c · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#a89d9e · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a399;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a399]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#a8a399 (#a8a399) is rgb(168, 163, 153) in RGB.

No, #a8a399 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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