#a8a696

Color #a8a696

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.91 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a696

RGB

rgb(168, 166, 150)

HSL

hsl(53.3, 9.4%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.3, 10.7%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 10.7%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(67.87, -2.15, 8.54)

LCH

lch(67.87, 8.81, 104.13)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0227, 101.16)

HWB

hwb(53.3, 58.8%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9698a8

Analogous

#a89d96

#a8a696

#a1a896

Triadic

#a8a696

#96a8a6

#a696a8

Split-complementary

#a8a696

#96a1a8

#9d96a8

Tetradic

#a8a696

#98a896

#9698a8

#a696a8

Square

#a8a696

#96a89d

#9698a8

#a896a1

Shades

Color #a8a696 mixed toward black.

#908e79

#747260

#575548

#3a3930

#1d1c18

Tints

Color #a8a696 mixed toward white.

#b7b5a8

#c5c4b9

#d4d3cb

#e2e1dc

#f1f0ee

Tones

Color #a8a696 mixed toward gray.

#a7a598

#a5a499

#a4a39b

#a2a19c

#a1a09e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a79a · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#a7a79b · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#a89d9e · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a696;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a696]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#a8a696 (#a8a696) is rgb(168, 166, 150) in RGB.

No, #a8a696 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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