#a8aa96

Color #a8aa96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.97 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8aa96

RGB

rgb(168, 170, 150)

HSL

hsl(66, 10.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(66, 11.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 11.8%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.95, -4.31, 10.08)

LCH

lch(68.95, 10.96, 113.15)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0282, 111.65)

HWB

hwb(66, 58.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9896aa

Analogous

#aaa296

#a8aa96

#9eaa96

Triadic

#a8aa96

#96a8aa

#aa96a8

Split-complementary

#a8aa96

#969eaa

#a296aa

Tetradic

#a8aa96

#96aa98

#9896aa

#aa96a8

Square

#a8aa96

#96aaa2

#9896aa

#aa969e

Shades

Color #a8aa96 mixed toward black.

#8f9278

#74765f

#575848

#3a3b30

#1d1d18

Tints

Color #a8aa96 mixed toward white.

#b6b8a7

#c5c6b9

#d3d4ca

#e2e3dc

#f0f1ed

Tones

Color #a8aa96 mixed toward gray.

#a7a898

#a5a799

#a4a59b

#a3a39d

#a1a29e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a99b · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#a9a99c · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#a89fa0 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8aa96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8aa96]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a8aa96 (#a8aa96) is rgb(168, 170, 150) in RGB.

No, #a8aa96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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