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#A09C8A closest to Nomad

#A09C8A is a light gray; the closest named color is Nomad. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 61.2% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(160, 156, 138)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 10% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black. #A09C8A is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.62:1.

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Variations of #A09C8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A09C8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A09C8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A09C8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A19C8B
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A09B89
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A09B89
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A19C8B
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A19C8A
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A49997
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A19B90
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9D9C97

#A09C8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.76:1 Very poor#A09C8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.62:1 Very good#A09C8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A09C8A in CSS

/* Nomad */
.color { color: #A09C8A; }
.background { background-color: #A09C8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A09C8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(160 156 138);
color: hsl(49 10% 58%);
color: oklch(0.691 0.026 96.7);

#A09C8A FAQ

What color is #A09C8A?

#A09C8A is a light gray. Its closest named color is Nomad. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #A09C8A?

#A09C8A is rgb(160, 156, 138) in RGB, hsl(49, 10%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A09C8A?

The complementary color of #A09C8A is #8A8EA0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A09C8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #A09C8A: 7.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A09C8A a warm or cool color?

#A09C8A is a neutral color.