#a8a595

Color #a8a595

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.01 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a595

RGB

rgb(168, 165, 149)

HSL

hsl(50.5, 9.8%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.5, 11.3%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 11.3%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(67.58, -1.78, 8.68)

LCH

lch(67.58, 8.86, 101.59)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0228, 98.31)

HWB

hwb(50.5, 58.4%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9598a8

Analogous

#a89c95

#a8a595

#a2a895

Triadic

#a8a595

#95a8a5

#a595a8

Split-complementary

#a8a595

#95a2a8

#9c95a8

Tetradic

#a8a595

#98a895

#9598a8

#a595a8

Square

#a8a595

#95a89c

#9598a8

#a895a2

Shades

Color #a8a595 mixed toward black.

#908c78

#74715f

#575548

#3a3830

#1d1c18

Tints

Color #a8a595 mixed toward white.

#b7b4a7

#c5c3b8

#d4d2ca

#e2e1dc

#f1f0ed

Tones

Color #a8a595 mixed toward gray.

#a6a497

#a5a398

#a3a29a

#a2a19b

#a0a09d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a799 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#a7a79a · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#a89c9d · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a595;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a595]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#a8a595 (#a8a595) is rgb(168, 165, 149) in RGB.

No, #a8a595 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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