#aca998

Color #aca998

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.37 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aca998

RGB

rgb(172, 169, 152)

HSL

hsl(51, 10.8%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51, 11.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 11.6%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(69.05, -1.95, 9.16)

LCH

lch(69.05, 9.37, 102.02)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0241, 98.84)

HWB

hwb(51, 59.6%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#989bac

Analogous

#ac9f98

#aca998

#a5ac98

Triadic

#aca998

#98aca9

#a998ac

Split-complementary

#aca998

#98a5ac

#9f98ac

Tetradic

#aca998

#9bac98

#989bac

#a998ac

Square

#aca998

#98ac9f

#989bac

#ac98a5

Shades

Color #aca998 mixed toward black.

#94907a

#787460

#5a5748

#3c3a30

#1e1d18

Tints

Color #aca998 mixed toward white.

#bab7a9

#c8c6ba

#d5d4cb

#e3e2dd

#f1f1ee

Tones

Color #aca998 mixed toward gray.

#aaa89a

#a9a79b

#a7a59d

#a5a49f

#a4a3a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab9c · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#abab9d · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#aca0a0 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 7.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aca998;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca998]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#aca998 (#aca998) is rgb(172, 169, 152) in RGB.

No, #aca998 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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