#ae9c8e

Color #ae9c8e

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.26 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#ae9c8e

RGB

rgb(174, 156, 142)

HSL

hsl(26.3, 16.5%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(26.3, 18.4%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 18.4%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(65.54, 4.27, 9.74)

LCH

lch(65.54, 10.63, 66.33)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0292, 60.18)

HWB

hwb(26.3, 55.7%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ea0ae

Analogous

#ae8e90

#ae9c8e

#aeac8e

Triadic

#ae9c8e

#8eae9c

#9c8eae

Split-complementary

#ae9c8e

#8eaeac

#8e90ae

Tetradic

#ae9c8e

#a0ae8e

#8ea0ae

#9c8eae

Square

#ae9c8e

#90ae8e

#8ea0ae

#ac8eae

Shades

Color #ae9c8e mixed toward black.

#98816f

#7b6758

#5c4d42

#3d342c

#1f1a16

Tints

Color #ae9c8e mixed toward white.

#bcada1

#c9bdb4

#d7cec7

#e4ded9

#f2efec

Tones

Color #ae9c8e mixed toward gray.

#ab9c91

#a99d93

#a69d96

#a39d99

#a19e9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a692 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#a8a992 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#ad9495 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae9c8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae9c8e]

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Seashell #fff5ee

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Frequently asked questions

#ae9c8e (#ae9c8e) is rgb(174, 156, 142) in RGB.

No, #ae9c8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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