#aa9d8e

Color #aa9d8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.51 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aa9d8e

RGB

rgb(170, 157, 142)

HSL

hsl(32.1, 14.1%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(32.1, 16.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 16.5%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.45, 2.18, 9.56)

LCH

lch(65.45, 9.81, 77.15)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0263, 71.36)

HWB

hwb(32.1, 55.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e9baa

Analogous

#aa8f8e

#aa9d8e

#a9aa8e

Triadic

#aa9d8e

#8eaa9d

#9d8eaa

Split-complementary

#aa9d8e

#8ea9aa

#8f8eaa

Tetradic

#aa9d8e

#9baa8e

#8e9baa

#9d8eaa

Square

#aa9d8e

#8eaa8f

#8e9baa

#aa8ea9

Shades

Color #aa9d8e mixed toward black.

#948370

#776959

#594f43

#3b352d

#1e1a16

Tints

Color #aa9d8e mixed toward white.

#b8ada1

#c6beb4

#d5cec7

#e3ded9

#f1efec

Tones

Color #aa9d8e mixed toward gray.

#a89d90

#a59d93

#a39d95

#a19c97

#9e9c9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a492 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#a5a693 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#a99595 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa9d8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa9d8e]

Related colors

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Burlywood #deb887

Linen #faf0e6

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Frequently asked questions

#aa9d8e (#aa9d8e) is rgb(170, 157, 142) in RGB.

No, #aa9d8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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