#a99d96

Color #a99d96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.13 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a99d96

RGB

rgb(169, 157, 150)

HSL

hsl(22.1, 9.9%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(22.1, 11.2%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 11.2%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(65.55, 3.14, 5.23)

LCH

lch(65.55, 6.1, 59.02)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0174, 52.47)

HWB

hwb(22.1, 58.8%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a2a9

Analogous

#a99698

#a99d96

#a9a696

Triadic

#a99d96

#96a99d

#9d96a9

Split-complementary

#a99d96

#96a9a6

#9698a9

Tetradic

#a99d96

#a2a996

#96a2a9

#9d96a9

Square

#a99d96

#98a996

#96a2a9

#a696a9

Shades

Color #a99d96 mixed toward black.

#918279

#756760

#584e48

#3a3430

#1d1a18

Tints

Color #a99d96 mixed toward white.

#b7ada7

#c6beb9

#d4ceca

#e2dedc

#f1efed

Tones

Color #a99d96 mixed toward gray.

#a79d97

#a69e99

#a49e9b

#a39f9c

#a19f9e

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

#a4a498 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#a5a698 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#a89999 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a99d96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a99d96]

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Seashell #fff5ee

Sienna #a0522d

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Frequently asked questions

#a99d96 (#a99d96) is rgb(169, 157, 150) in RGB.

No, #a99d96 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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