#aaa99d

Color #aaa99d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.58 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa99d

RGB

rgb(170, 169, 157)

HSL

hsl(55.4, 7.1%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.4, 7.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 7.6%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(69.01, -1.83, 6.32)

LCH

lch(69.01, 6.58, 106.15)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0169, 102.97)

HWB

hwb(55.4, 61.6%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9eaa

Analogous

#aaa29d

#aaa99d

#a4aa9d

Triadic

#aaa99d

#9daaa9

#a99daa

Split-complementary

#aaa99d

#9da4aa

#a29daa

Tetradic

#aaa99d

#9eaa9d

#9d9eaa

#a99daa

Square

#aaa99d

#9daaa2

#9d9eaa

#aa9da4

Shades

Color #aaa99d mixed toward black.

#918f80

#757465

#58574c

#3a3a33

#1d1d19

Tints

Color #aaa99d mixed toward white.

#b8b7ad

#c6c6be

#d4d4ce

#e3e2de

#f1f1ef

Tones

Color #aaa99d mixed toward gray.

#a9a89e

#a8a79f

#a7a6a0

#a6a5a1

#a5a4a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaa0 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#aaaaa1 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#aaa2a3 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa99d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa99d]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#aaa99d (#aaa99d) is rgb(170, 169, 157) in RGB.

No, #aaa99d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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