#a8a98e

Color #a8a98e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.78 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a98e

RGB

rgb(168, 169, 142)

HSL

hsl(62.2, 13.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(62.2, 16%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 16%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(68.5, -5.1, 13.85)

LCH

lch(68.5, 14.76, 110.22)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0378, 109.01)

HWB

hwb(62.2, 55.7%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f8ea9

Analogous

#a99d8e

#a8a98e

#9ba98e

Triadic

#a8a98e

#8ea8a9

#a98ea8

Split-complementary

#a8a98e

#8e9ba9

#9d8ea9

Tetradic

#a8a98e

#8ea98f

#8f8ea9

#a98ea8

Square

#a8a98e

#8ea99d

#8f8ea9

#a98e9b

Shades

Color #a8a98e mixed toward black.

#919371

#75765a

#585843

#3a3b2d

#1d1d16

Tints

Color #a8a98e mixed toward white.

#b7b7a1

#c5c6b4

#d4d4c7

#e2e2d9

#f1f1ec

Tones

Color #a8a98e mixed toward gray.

#a6a790

#a4a593

#a2a295

#a0a097

#9e9e99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

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

#a8a895 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#a8a897 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#a89a9c · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a98e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a98e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a8a98e (#a8a98e) is rgb(168, 169, 142) in RGB.

No, #a8a98e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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