#a8a995

Color #a8a995

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.96 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a995

RGB

rgb(168, 169, 149)

HSL

hsl(63, 10.4%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(63, 11.8%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 11.8%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(68.66, -3.94, 10.21)

LCH

lch(68.66, 10.94, 111.1)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0281, 109.34)

HWB

hwb(63, 58.4%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9695a9

Analogous

#a9a095

#a8a995

#9ea995

Triadic

#a8a995

#95a8a9

#a995a8

Split-complementary

#a8a995

#959ea9

#a095a9

Tetradic

#a8a995

#95a996

#9695a9

#a995a8

Square

#a8a995

#95a9a0

#9695a9

#a9959e

Shades

Color #a8a995 mixed toward black.

#909178

#74755f

#575847

#3a3b30

#1d1d18

Tints

Color #a8a995 mixed toward white.

#b7b7a7

#c5c6b8

#d4d4ca

#e2e2dc

#f1f1ed

Tones

Color #a8a995 mixed toward gray.

#a7a797

#a5a698

#a4a49a

#a2a29c

#a1a19d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a89a · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#a8a89b · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#a89e9f · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a995;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a995]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a8a995 (#a8a995) is rgb(168, 169, 149) in RGB.

No, #a8a995 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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