#a9ad7d

Color #a9ad7d

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 15.48 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a9ad7d

RGB

rgb(169, 173, 125)

HSL

hsl(65, 22.6%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(65, 27.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 0%, 27.7%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(69.33, -9.39, 24.27)

LCH

lch(69.33, 26.02, 111.15)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0657, 111.88)

HWB

hwb(65, 49%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#817dad

Analogous

#ad997d

#a9ad7d

#91ad7d

Triadic

#a9ad7d

#7da9ad

#ad7da9

Split-complementary

#a9ad7d

#7d91ad

#997dad

Tetradic

#a9ad7d

#7dad81

#817dad

#ad7da9

Square

#a9ad7d

#7dad99

#817dad

#ad7d91

Shades

Color #a9ad7d mixed toward black.

#939860

#767a4d

#585b3a

#3b3d26

#1d1e13

Tints

Color #a9ad7d mixed toward white.

#b7bb93

#c6c8a8

#d4d6be

#e2e4d4

#f1f1e9

Tones

Color #a9ad7d mixed toward gray.

#a6a981

#a2a585

#9fa189

#9c9d8d

#989991

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab8b · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#abaa8e · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#a99496 · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9ad7d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9ad7d]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a9ad7d (#a9ad7d) is rgb(169, 173, 125) in RGB.

No, #a9ad7d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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