#aaa59c

Color #aaa59c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.46 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa59c

RGB

rgb(170, 165, 156)

HSL

hsl(38.6, 7.6%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.6, 8.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 8.2%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(67.92, 0.17, 5.3)

LCH

lch(67.92, 5.3, 88.16)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.014, 82.22)

HWB

hwb(38.6, 61.2%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca1aa

Analogous

#aa9e9c

#aaa59c

#a8aa9c

Triadic

#aaa59c

#9caaa5

#a59caa

Split-complementary

#aaa59c

#9ca8aa

#9e9caa

Tetradic

#aaa59c

#a1aa9c

#9ca1aa

#a59caa

Square

#aaa59c

#9caa9e

#9ca1aa

#aa9ca8

Shades

Color #aaa59c mixed toward black.

#918a7f

#756f64

#58534b

#3a3732

#1d1c19

Tints

Color #aaa59c mixed toward white.

#b8b4ac

#c6c3bd

#d4d2cd

#e3e1de

#f1f0ee

Tones

Color #aaa59c mixed toward gray.

#a9a59d

#a8a49e

#a6a49f

#a5a4a1

#a4a3a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a89e · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a8a99f · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#aaa0a0 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa59c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa59c]

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Floral White #fffaf0

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#aaa59c (#aaa59c) is rgb(170, 165, 156) in RGB.

No, #aaa59c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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