#aaa899

Color #aaa899

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.27 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa899

RGB

rgb(170, 168, 153)

HSL

hsl(52.9, 9.1%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.9, 10%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 10%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.64, -1.98, 8.01)

LCH

lch(68.64, 8.25, 103.88)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0213, 100.57)

HWB

hwb(52.9, 60%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999baa

Analogous

#aa9f99

#aaa899

#a3aa99

Triadic

#aaa899

#99aaa8

#a899aa

Split-complementary

#aaa899

#99a3aa

#9f99aa

Tetradic

#aaa899

#9baa99

#999baa

#a899aa

Square

#aaa899

#99aa9f

#999baa

#aa99a3

Shades

Color #aaa899 mixed toward black.

#918f7c

#757362

#585649

#3b3a31

#1d1d18

Tints

Color #aaa899 mixed toward white.

#b8b6aa

#c6c5bb

#d4d3cc

#e3e2dd

#f1f0ee

Tones

Color #aaa899 mixed toward gray.

#a9a79a

#a7a69c

#a6a59d

#a4a49f

#a3a2a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a99d · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#a9a99e · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#aaa0a0 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa899;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa899]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Gold #ffd700

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#aaa899 (#aaa899) is rgb(170, 168, 153) in RGB.

No, #aaa899 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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