#aaa99c

Color #aaa99c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.12 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa99c

RGB

rgb(170, 169, 156)

HSL

hsl(55.7, 7.6%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.7, 8.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 8.2%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(68.98, -2, 6.83)

LCH

lch(68.98, 7.12, 106.32)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0184, 103.2)

HWB

hwb(55.7, 61.2%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c9daa

Analogous

#aaa29c

#aaa99c

#a4aa9c

Triadic

#aaa99c

#9caaa9

#a99caa

Split-complementary

#aaa99c

#9ca4aa

#a29caa

Tetradic

#aaa99c

#9daa9c

#9c9daa

#a99caa

Square

#aaa99c

#9caaa2

#9c9daa

#aa9ca4

Shades

Color #aaa99c mixed toward black.

#91907f

#757464

#58574b

#3a3a32

#1d1d19

Tints

Color #aaa99c mixed toward white.

#b8b7ac

#c6c6bd

#d4d4cd

#e3e2de

#f1f1ee

Tones

Color #aaa99c mixed toward gray.

#a9a89d

#a8a79e

#a6a69f

#a5a5a1

#a4a4a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa9f · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#aaaaa0 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#aaa2a2 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa99c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa99c]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#aaa99c (#aaa99c) is rgb(170, 169, 156) in RGB.

No, #aaa99c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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