#aa8928

Color #aa8928

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 11.75 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aa8928

RGB

rgb(170, 137, 40)

HSL

hsl(44.8, 61.9%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.8, 76.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.4%, 76.5%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(58.59, 2.66, 53.47)

LCH

lch(58.59, 53.54, 87.15)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.1174, 89.12)

HWB

hwb(44.8, 15.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2849aa

Analogous

#aa4828

#aa8928

#8aaa28

Triadic

#aa8928

#28aa89

#8928aa

Split-complementary

#aa8928

#288aaa

#4828aa

Tetradic

#aa8928

#49aa28

#2849aa

#8928aa

Square

#aa8928

#28aa48

#2849aa

#aa288a

Shades

Color #aa8928 mixed toward black.

#8e7221

#715b1b

#554514

#392e0d

#1c1707

Tints

Color #aa8928 mixed toward white.

#cfa835

#d9ba5d

#e2cb86

#ecdcae

#f5eed7

Tones

Color #aa8928 mixed toward gray.

#9f8433

#947e3e

#8a7949

#7f7453

#746e5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d4e · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#9fa155 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#a96165 · ΔE 34.6

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa8928;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa8928]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#aa8928 (#aa8928) is rgb(170, 137, 40) in RGB.

No, #aa8928 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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