#a8a498

Color #a8a498

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.03 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a498

RGB

rgb(168, 164, 152)

HSL

hsl(45, 8.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 9.5%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 9.5%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(67.38, -0.72, 6.74)

LCH

lch(67.38, 6.78, 96.1)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0176, 91.63)

HWB

hwb(45, 59.6%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#989ca8

Analogous

#a89c98

#a8a498

#a4a898

Triadic

#a8a498

#98a8a4

#a498a8

Split-complementary

#a8a498

#98a4a8

#9c98a8

Tetradic

#a8a498

#9ca898

#989ca8

#a498a8

Square

#a8a498

#98a89c

#989ca8

#a898a4

Shades

Color #a8a498 mixed toward black.

#8f8a7b

#746f62

#575349

#3a3831

#1d1c18

Tints

Color #a8a498 mixed toward white.

#b6b3a9

#c5c2ba

#d3d1cb

#e2e1dd

#f0f0ee

Tones

Color #a8a498 mixed toward gray.

#a7a399

#a5a39b

#a4a29c

#a3a19d

#a1a19f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a69b · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#a7a79c · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#a89d9e · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a498;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a498]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#a8a498 (#a8a498) is rgb(168, 164, 152) in RGB.

No, #a8a498 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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