#a8a89a

Color #a8a89a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.71 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a89a

RGB

rgb(168, 168, 154)

HSL

hsl(60, 7.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 8.3%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 8.3%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(68.51, -2.55, 7.24)

LCH

lch(68.51, 7.68, 109.4)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0197, 106.78)

HWB

hwb(60, 60.4%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a9aa8

Analogous

#a8a19a

#a8a89a

#a1a89a

Triadic

#a8a89a

#9aa8a8

#a89aa8

Split-complementary

#a8a89a

#9aa1a8

#a19aa8

Tetradic

#a8a89a

#9aa89a

#9a9aa8

#a89aa8

Square

#a8a89a

#9aa8a1

#9a9aa8

#a89aa1

Shades

Color #a8a89a mixed toward black.

#8f8f7d

#737363

#56564a

#3a3a32

#1d1d19

Tints

Color #a8a89a mixed toward white.

#b6b6ab

#c5c5bc

#d3d3cc

#e2e2dd

#f0f0ee

Tones

Color #a8a89a mixed toward gray.

#a7a79b

#a6a69c

#a4a49d

#a3a39f

#a2a2a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a89e · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#a8a89e · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#a8a0a1 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 6.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a89a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a89a]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a8a89a (#a8a89a) is rgb(168, 168, 154) in RGB.

No, #a8a89a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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