#aa8540

Color #aa8540

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 16.8 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aa8540

RGB

rgb(170, 133, 64)

HSL

hsl(39.1, 45.3%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.1, 62.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.8%, 62.4%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(57.74, 6.26, 41.85)

LCH

lch(57.74, 42.32, 81.49)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.0981, 81.03)

HWB

hwb(39.1, 25.1%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4065aa

Analogous

#aa5040

#aa8540

#9aaa40

Triadic

#aa8540

#40aa85

#8540aa

Split-complementary

#aa8540

#409aaa

#5040aa

Tetradic

#aa8540

#65aa40

#4065aa

#8540aa

Square

#aa8540

#40aa50

#4065aa

#aa409a

Shades

Color #aa8540 mixed toward black.

#8e6f35

#71592b

#554320

#392c15

#1c160b

Tints

Color #aa8540 mixed toward white.

#c09c58

#cdb079

#d9c49b

#e6d7bc

#f2ebde

Tones

Color #aa8540 mixed toward gray.

#a18249

#988052

#907d5b

#877a63

#7e786c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b57 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#9da05c · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#a86568 · ΔE 28.3

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa8540;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa8540]

Related colors

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Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#aa8540 (#aa8540) is rgb(170, 133, 64) in RGB.

No, #aa8540 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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