#aaa255

Color #aaa255

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 7.8 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 16.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa255

RGB

rgb(170, 162, 85)

HSL

hsl(54.4, 33.3%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.4, 50%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 50%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.78, -7.83, 40.75)

LCH

lch(65.78, 41.5, 100.88)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0995, 103.31)

HWB

hwb(54.4, 33.3%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#555daa

Analogous

#aa7855

#aaa255

#87aa55

Triadic

#aaa255

#55aaa2

#a255aa

Split-complementary

#aaa255

#5587aa

#7855aa

Tetradic

#aaa255

#5daa55

#555daa

#a255aa

Square

#aaa255

#55aa78

#555daa

#aa5587

Shades

Color #aaa255 mixed toward black.

#8e8747

#716c39

#55512b

#39361c

#1c1b0e

Tints

Color #aaa255 mixed toward white.

#b8b271

#c6c18e

#d4d1aa

#e3e0c6

#f1f0e3

Tones

Color #aaa255 mixed toward gray.

#a39c5c

#9c9763

#95916a

#8e8b71

#878578

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a76e · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#a7a873 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#aa7e81 · ΔE 32.4

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa255;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa255]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#aaa255 (#aaa255) is rgb(170, 162, 85) in RGB.

No, #aaa255 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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