#aca397

Color #aca397

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.7 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aca397

RGB

rgb(172, 163, 151)

HSL

hsl(34.3, 11.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.3, 12.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 12.2%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(67.43, 1.14, 7.4)

LCH

lch(67.43, 7.49, 81.24)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.02, 75.2)

HWB

hwb(34.3, 59.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97a0ac

Analogous

#ac9897

#aca397

#aaac97

Triadic

#aca397

#97aca3

#a397ac

Split-complementary

#aca397

#97aaac

#9897ac

Tetradic

#aca397

#a0ac97

#97a0ac

#a397ac

Square

#aca397

#97ac98

#97a0ac

#ac97aa

Shades

Color #aca397 mixed toward black.

#948879

#786d60

#5a5248

#3c3730

#1e1b18

Tints

Color #aca397 mixed toward white.

#bab2a8

#c8c2ba

#d5d1cb

#e3e0dc

#f1f0ee

Tones

Color #aca397 mixed toward gray.

#aaa399

#a8a29a

#a7a29c

#a5a29e

#a3a2a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a89a · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#a9a99b · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#ac9c9d · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 6.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aca397;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca397]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Frequently asked questions

#aca397 (#aca397) is rgb(172, 163, 151) in RGB.

No, #aca397 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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