#aaa56d

Color #aaa56d

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 11.7 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa56d

RGB

rgb(170, 165, 109)

HSL

hsl(55.1, 26.4%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.1, 35.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 35.9%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(66.95, -6.84, 29.71)

LCH

lch(66.95, 30.49, 102.97)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0755, 103.8)

HWB

hwb(55.1, 42.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d72aa

Analogous

#aa876d

#aaa56d

#90aa6d

Triadic

#aaa56d

#6daaa5

#a56daa

Split-complementary

#aaa56d

#6d90aa

#876daa

Tetradic

#aaa56d

#72aa6d

#6d72aa

#a56daa

Square

#aaa56d

#6daa87

#6d72aa

#aa6d90

Shades

Color #aaa56d mixed toward black.

#938e56

#767244

#585533

#3b3922

#1d1c11

Tints

Color #aaa56d mixed toward white.

#b8b485

#c6c39e

#d4d2b6

#e3e1ce

#f1f0e7

Tones

Color #aaa56d mixed toward gray.

#a5a172

#a09c77

#9b987c

#969481

#919086

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a87e · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#a8a981 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#aa898b · ΔE 28.1

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa56d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa56d]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#aaa56d (#aaa56d) is rgb(170, 165, 109) in RGB.

No, #aaa56d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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