#aaa596

Color #aaa596

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.59 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa596

RGB

rgb(170, 165, 150)

HSL

hsl(45, 10.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 11.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 11.8%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(67.77, -0.86, 8.42)

LCH

lch(67.77, 8.46, 95.83)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0219, 91.57)

HWB

hwb(45, 58.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#969baa

Analogous

#aa9b96

#aaa596

#a5aa96

Triadic

#aaa596

#96aaa5

#a596aa

Split-complementary

#aaa596

#96a5aa

#9b96aa

Tetradic

#aaa596

#9baa96

#969baa

#a596aa

Square

#aaa596

#96aa9b

#969baa

#aa96a5

Shades

Color #aaa596 mixed toward black.

#928c78

#76705f

#585448

#3b3830

#1d1c18

Tints

Color #aaa596 mixed toward white.

#b8b4a7

#c6c3b9

#d4d2ca

#e3e1dc

#f1f0ed

Tones

Color #aaa596 mixed toward gray.

#a8a498

#a7a399

#a5a29b

#a3a29d

#a2a19e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a89a · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#a8a99b · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#aa9d9d · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa596;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa596]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#aaa596 (#aaa596) is rgb(170, 165, 150) in RGB.

No, #aaa596 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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