#aca199

Color #aca199

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.57 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aca199

RGB

rgb(172, 161, 153)

HSL

hsl(25.3, 10.3%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(25.3, 11%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 11%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(66.95, 2.58, 5.59)

LCH

lch(66.95, 6.16, 65.22)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0172, 58.52)

HWB

hwb(25.3, 60%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a4ac

Analogous

#ac999a

#aca199

#acaa99

Triadic

#aca199

#99aca1

#a199ac

Split-complementary

#aca199

#99acaa

#999aac

Tetradic

#aca199

#a4ac99

#99a4ac

#a199ac

Square

#aca199

#9aac99

#99a4ac

#aa99ac

Shades

Color #aca199 mixed toward black.

#94857b

#776b61

#5a5049

#3c3531

#1e1b18

Tints

Color #aca199 mixed toward white.

#bab1aa

#c8c0bb

#d5d0cc

#e3e0dd

#f1efee

Tones

Color #aca199 mixed toward gray.

#aaa19a

#a9a19c

#a7a29e

#a6a29f

#a4a2a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a79b · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#a8a99b · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#ab9d9d · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca199;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca199]

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Frequently asked questions

#aca199 (#aca199) is rgb(172, 161, 153) in RGB.

No, #aca199 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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