#aa9f87

Color #aa9f87

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.4 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aa9f87

RGB

rgb(170, 159, 135)

HSL

hsl(41.1, 17.1%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.1, 20.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 20.6%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.82, -0.02, 13.99)

LCH

lch(65.82, 13.99, 90.08)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0361, 86.34)

HWB

hwb(41.1, 52.9%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8792aa

Analogous

#aa8d87

#aa9f87

#a4aa87

Triadic

#aa9f87

#87aa9f

#9f87aa

Split-complementary

#aa9f87

#87a4aa

#8d87aa

Tetradic

#aa9f87

#92aa87

#8792aa

#9f87aa

Square

#aa9f87

#87aa8d

#8792aa

#aa87a4

Shades

Color #aa9f87 mixed toward black.

#958769

#776c54

#59513f

#3c362a

#1e1b15

Tints

Color #aa9f87 mixed toward white.

#b8af9b

#c6bfaf

#d5cfc3

#e3dfd7

#f1efeb

Tones

Color #aa9f87 mixed toward gray.

#a79e8a

#a49d8d

#a19c90

#9e9b93

#9b9a96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a58d · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#a6a78f · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#a99293 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa9f87;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa9f87]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#aa9f87 (#aa9f87) is rgb(170, 159, 135) in RGB.

No, #aa9f87 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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