#aa9822

Color #aa9822

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Olive #808000 · ΔE 13.17 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 15.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aa9822

RGB

rgb(170, 152, 34)

HSL

hsl(52.1, 66.7%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.1, 80%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 80%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(62.61, -5.76, 59.26)

LCH

lch(62.61, 59.54, 95.55)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.1305, 100.02)

HWB

hwb(52.1, 13.3%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2234aa

Analogous

#aa5422

#aa9822

#78aa22

Triadic

#aa9822

#22aa98

#9822aa

Split-complementary

#aa9822

#2278aa

#5422aa

Tetradic

#aa9822

#34aa22

#2234aa

#9822aa

Square

#aa9822

#22aa54

#2234aa

#aa2278

Shades

Color #aa9822 mixed toward black.

#8e7f1c

#716517

#554c11

#39330b

#1c1906

Tints

Color #aa9822 mixed toward white.

#d5be2a

#ddcb55

#e6d87f

#eee5aa

#f7f2d4

Tones

Color #aa9822 mixed toward gray.

#9f902d

#938739

#887f44

#7d774f

#716e5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a254 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a55b · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#a96a6f · ΔE 39.2

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 25.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa9822;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa9822]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#aa9822 (#aa9822) is rgb(170, 152, 34) in RGB.

No, #aa9822 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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