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#A8A290

#a8a290 ≈ Dark Gray

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a8a290 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 63.53% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.57% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 12.12% saturation and 61.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 8.58.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3618

Complementary

  1. #a8a290
  2. #9096a8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a290
  2. #90a2a8
  3. #9690a8

Analogous

  1. #a89690
  2. #a8a290
  3. #a2a890

Triadic

  1. #a8a290
  2. #90a8a2
  3. #a290a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a290
  2. #96a890
  3. #9096a8
  4. #a290a8

Square

  1. #a8a290
  2. #90a896
  3. #9096a8
  4. #a890a2

Monochromatic

  1. #595446
  2. #847d67
  3. #a8a290
  4. #cac6bb
  5. #ebeae6

Shades

#a8a290 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a290
  2. #979282
  3. #868273
  4. #767165
  5. #656156
  6. #545148
  7. #43413a
  8. #32312b
  9. #22201d
  10. #11100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a290 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a290
  2. #b1ab9b
  3. #b9b5a6
  4. #c2beb1
  5. #cbc7bc
  6. #d4d1c8
  7. #dcdad3
  8. #e5e3de
  9. #eeece9
  10. #f6f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a290 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a290
  2. #a49f8e
  3. #a09b8d
  4. #9c988b
  5. #98948a
  6. #949188
  7. #908e86
  8. #8c8a85
  9. #888783
  10. #848382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a29b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6a18f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a391 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac9f9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7a18f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a390 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aba098 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a290 {
  color: #a8a290;
}
Background
.bg-a8a290 {
  background-color: #a8a290;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a290 {
  border: 2px solid #a8a290;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a290;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 162 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 12% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a290 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a290, #a2a890);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a290 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 162 144 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.58 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.58 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.46 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.61 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.01 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.78 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.93 #575d6f Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a8a290  rgb(168, 162, 144)  hsl(45, 12%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#9096a8  rgb(144, 150, 168)  hsl(225, 12%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#90a8a2  rgb(144, 168, 162)  hsl(165, 12%, 61%)  Opal
#a290a8  rgb(162, 144, 168)  hsl(285, 12%, 61%)  Rose Quartz