#aaa29e

Color #aaa29e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.32 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa29e

RGB

rgb(170, 162, 158)

HSL

hsl(20, 6.6%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 7.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 7.1%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(67.17, 2.16, 3.11)

LCH

lch(67.17, 3.79, 55.22)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.011, 48.32)

HWB

hwb(20, 62%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea6aa

Analogous

#aa9ea0

#aaa29e

#aaa89e

Triadic

#aaa29e

#9eaaa2

#a29eaa

Split-complementary

#aaa29e

#9eaaa8

#9ea0aa

Tetradic

#aaa29e

#a6aa9e

#9ea6aa

#a29eaa

Square

#aaa29e

#a0aa9e

#9ea6aa

#a89eaa

Shades

Color #aaa29e mixed toward black.

#908681

#756b66

#57504d

#3a3533

#1d1b1a

Tints

Color #aaa29e mixed toward white.

#b8b1ae

#c6c1be

#d4d0ce

#e3e0df

#f1efef

Tones

Color #aaa29e mixed toward gray.

#a9a29f

#a8a3a0

#a7a3a1

#a6a3a2

#a5a4a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a79f · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#a7a89f · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#aaa0a0 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa29e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa29e]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#aaa29e (#aaa29e) is rgb(170, 162, 158) in RGB.

No, #aaa29e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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