#aa8b6d

Color #aa8b6d

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 15.68 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aa8b6d

RGB

rgb(170, 139, 109)

HSL

hsl(29.5, 26.4%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(29.5, 35.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.2%, 35.9%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(59.99, 7.38, 20.48)

LCH

lch(59.99, 21.77, 70.18)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0566, 65.7)

HWB

hwb(29.5, 42.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d8caa

Analogous

#aa6d6d

#aa8b6d

#aaa96d

Triadic

#aa8b6d

#6daa8b

#8b6daa

Split-complementary

#aa8b6d

#6daaa9

#6d6daa

Tetradic

#aa8b6d

#8caa6d

#6d8caa

#8b6daa

Square

#aa8b6d

#6daa6d

#6d8caa

#a96daa

Shades

Color #aa8b6d mixed toward black.

#937456

#765d44

#584533

#3b2e22

#1d1711

Tints

Color #aa8b6d mixed toward white.

#b89e85

#c6b29e

#d4c5b6

#e3d8ce

#f1ece7

Tones

Color #aa8b6d mixed toward gray.

#a58b72

#a08b77

#9b8b7c

#968b81

#918b86

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9d75 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#9fa177 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#a97b7c · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 15.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa8b6d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa8b6d]

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#aa8b6d (#aa8b6d) is rgb(170, 139, 109) in RGB.

No, #aa8b6d 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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