#a9995a

Color #a9995a

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 12.37 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 15.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a9995a

RGB

rgb(169, 153, 90)

HSL

hsl(47.8, 31.5%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.8, 46.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 46.7%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(63.31, -2.93, 35.12)

LCH

lch(63.31, 35.24, 94.77)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0851, 95.53)

HWB

hwb(47.8, 35.3%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a6aa9

Analogous

#a9715a

#a9995a

#92a95a

Triadic

#a9995a

#5aa999

#995aa9

Split-complementary

#a9995a

#5a92a9

#715aa9

Tetradic

#a9995a

#6aa95a

#5a6aa9

#995aa9

Square

#a9995a

#5aa971

#5a6aa9

#a95a92

Shades

Color #a9995a mixed toward black.

#8e804a

#72673b

#554d2c

#39331e

#1c1a0f

Tints

Color #a9995a mixed toward white.

#b7aa76

#c6bb91

#d4ccad

#e2ddc8

#f1eee4

Tones

Color #a9995a mixed toward gray.

#a29561

#9c9167

#958d6e

#8f8974

#88857b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a26e · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#a3a472 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#a87a7d · ΔE 29.1

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9995a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9995a]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#a9995a (#a9995a) is rgb(169, 153, 90) in RGB.

No, #a9995a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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