#aaa799

Color #aaa799

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.8 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa799

RGB

rgb(170, 167, 153)

HSL

hsl(49.4, 9.1%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.4, 10%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 10%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.38, -1.44, 7.62)

LCH

lch(68.38, 7.75, 100.7)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.02, 96.88)

HWB

hwb(49.4, 60%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999caa

Analogous

#aa9e99

#aaa799

#a4aa99

Triadic

#aaa799

#99aaa7

#a799aa

Split-complementary

#aaa799

#99a4aa

#9e99aa

Tetradic

#aaa799

#9caa99

#999caa

#a799aa

Square

#aaa799

#99aa9e

#999caa

#aa99a4

Shades

Color #aaa799 mixed toward black.

#918e7c

#757262

#585549

#3b3931

#1d1c18

Tints

Color #aaa799 mixed toward white.

#b8b6aa

#c6c4bb

#d4d3cc

#e3e2dd

#f1f0ee

Tones

Color #aaa799 mixed toward gray.

#a9a69a

#a7a59c

#a6a49d

#a4a39f

#a3a2a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a99d · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a99d · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#aa9fa0 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa799;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa799]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#aaa799 (#aaa799) is rgb(170, 167, 153) in RGB.

No, #aaa799 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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