#a9a697

Color #a9a697

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.4 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a697

RGB

rgb(169, 166, 151)

HSL

hsl(50, 9.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50, 10.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 10.7%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(67.98, -1.61, 8.15)

LCH

lch(67.98, 8.31, 101.17)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0215, 97.49)

HWB

hwb(50, 59.2%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979aa9

Analogous

#a99d97

#a9a697

#a3a997

Triadic

#a9a697

#97a9a6

#a697a9

Split-complementary

#a9a697

#97a3a9

#9d97a9

Tetradic

#a9a697

#9aa997

#979aa9

#a697a9

Square

#a9a697

#97a99d

#979aa9

#a997a3

Shades

Color #a9a697 mixed toward black.

#918d7a

#757160

#585548

#3a3930

#1d1c18

Tints

Color #a9a697 mixed toward white.

#b7b5a8

#c6c4ba

#d4d2cb

#e2e1dc

#f1f0ee

Tones

Color #a9a697 mixed toward gray.

#a7a598

#a6a49a

#a4a39b

#a3a29d

#a1a19e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a89b · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#a8a89c · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#a99e9e · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a697;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a697]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#a9a697 (#a9a697) is rgb(169, 166, 151) in RGB.

No, #a9a697 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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