yellowneutralCC0 survey name

Cement #A5A391

Cement is a mid-tone, muted neutral color (#A5A391; HSL 54° 10% 61%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “cement”.

Use cases: Highlights · Warm accents

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Families: Yellows

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#A5A391
RGBrgb(165, 163, 145)
HSLhsl(54, 10%, 61%)
HSVhsv(54, 12%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(71.21% 0.026 101.8)
OKLaboklab(71.21% -0.0052 0.025)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1.2%, 12.1%, 35.3%)
XYZxyz(33.7246, 36.2383, 32.0006)
CIE-LABlab(66.7, -2.5, 9.6)
CIE-LCHlch(66.7, 9.9, 104.6°)
Luminance0.362 (WCAG relative)
/* Cement */ --cement: #a5a391; color: #a5a391; background-color: #a5a391;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: cement.

Collections: Muted Colors · Warm Gray Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#939181 #828072 #706f63 #605f55 #504f47 #403f39 #31312c #232220 #151513 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#aeac9b #b7b5a6 #bfbeb1 #c8c7bc #d1d0c7 #dad9d2 #e3e3dd #edece8 #f6f5f4 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#a5a393 #a5a394 #a4a396 #a4a398 #a4a39a #a3a39b #a3a29d #a3a29f #a3a2a0 #a2a2a2

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#A5A391
#9193A5
#a5a391 #9193a5

Analogous

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#A59991
#A5A391
#9DA591
#a59991 #a5a391 #9da591

Triadic

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#A5A391
#91A5A3
#A391A5
#a5a391 #91a5a3 #a391a5

Tetradic

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#A5A391
#91A599
#9193A5
#A5919D
#a5a391 #91a599 #9193a5 #a5919d

Square

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#A5A391
#91A599
#9193A5
#A5919D
#a5a391 #91a599 #9193a5 #a5919d

Split Complementary

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#A5A391
#919DA5
#9991A5
#a5a391 #919da5 #9991a5

Monochromatic

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#676554
#898670
#A5A391
#C1BFB3
#DCDBD4
#676554 #898670 #a5a391 #c1bfb3 #dcdbd4

Accessibility & contrast

2.55
#A5A391 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
8.25
#A5A391 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on cement

8.25
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A290
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A392
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8A09E

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Bland #AFA88B4.41
Stone #A89F914.55
Greige #B8AB986.28
Grey #9295917.72
Putty #BEAE8A8.47
Dark Gray #A9A9A98.61

Colors that go with cement

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Beige #F5F5DC
2.3:1
Same hue family as cement (Δh 6°) — guaranteed harmony
Espresso #4B382A
4.3:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈29°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Thistle #D8BFD8
1.5:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈114°) — balanced three-way contrast
Charcoal #36454F
3.9:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈150°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Navy Blue #1B2A4A
5.6:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈167°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.