#a8a89e

Color #a8a89e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.51 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a89e

RGB

rgb(168, 168, 158)

HSL

hsl(60, 5.4%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 6%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(68.61, -1.84, 5.16)

LCH

lch(68.61, 5.48, 109.63)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0141, 106.89)

HWB

hwb(60, 62%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9ea8

Analogous

#a8a39e

#a8a89e

#a3a89e

Triadic

#a8a89e

#9ea8a8

#a89ea8

Split-complementary

#a8a89e

#9ea3a8

#a39ea8

Tetradic

#a8a89e

#9ea89e

#9e9ea8

#a89ea8

Square

#a8a89e

#9ea8a3

#9e9ea8

#a89ea3

Shades

Color #a8a89e mixed toward black.

#8e8e81

#727267

#56564d

#393933

#1d1d1a

Tints

Color #a8a89e mixed toward white.

#b6b6ae

#c5c5be

#d3d3ce

#e2e2df

#f0f0ef

Tones

Color #a8a89e mixed toward gray.

#a7a79f

#a6a6a0

#a5a5a0

#a5a5a1

#a4a4a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a0 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#a8a8a1 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#a8a2a3 · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 5.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a89e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a89e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a8a89e (#a8a89e) is rgb(168, 168, 158) in RGB.

No, #a8a89e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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