#aea99c

Color #aea99c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.36 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aea99c

RGB

rgb(174, 169, 156)

HSL

hsl(43.3, 10%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.3, 10.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 10.3%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(69.31, -0.52, 7.34)

LCH

lch(69.31, 7.36, 94.05)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0192, 89.4)

HWB

hwb(43.3, 61.2%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca1ae

Analogous

#aea09c

#aea99c

#aaae9c

Triadic

#aea99c

#9caea9

#a99cae

Split-complementary

#aea99c

#9caaae

#a09cae

Tetradic

#aea99c

#a1ae9c

#9ca1ae

#a99cae

Square

#aea99c

#9caea0

#9ca1ae

#ae9caa

Shades

Color #aea99c mixed toward black.

#958f7e

#797363

#5b564a

#3c3931

#1e1d19

Tints

Color #aea99c mixed toward white.

#bbb7ac

#c9c6bd

#d6d4cd

#e4e2de

#f1f1ee

Tones

Color #aea99c mixed toward gray.

#aca89d

#aba89f

#a9a7a0

#a8a6a2

#a6a6a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac9f · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#acada0 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#aea2a2 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aea99c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aea99c]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#aea99c (#aea99c) is rgb(174, 169, 156) in RGB.

No, #aea99c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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