#aba497

Color #aba497

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.82 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#aba497

RGB

rgb(171, 164, 151)

HSL

hsl(39, 10.6%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39, 11.7%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 11.7%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(67.61, 0.22, 7.64)

LCH

lch(67.61, 7.64, 88.35)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0201, 83.16)

HWB

hwb(39, 59.2%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979eab

Analogous

#ab9a97

#aba497

#a8ab97

Triadic

#aba497

#97aba4

#a497ab

Split-complementary

#aba497

#97a8ab

#9a97ab

Tetradic

#aba497

#9eab97

#979eab

#a497ab

Square

#aba497

#97ab9a

#979eab

#ab97a8

Shades

Color #aba497 mixed toward black.

#938a79

#776f60

#595348

#3b3730

#1e1c18

Tints

Color #aba497 mixed toward white.

#b9b3a8

#c7c2ba

#d5d1cb

#e3e1dc

#f1f0ee

Tones

Color #aba497 mixed toward gray.

#a9a399

#a8a39a

#a6a29c

#a4a29e

#a3a19f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a89a · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#a8a99b · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#ab9d9d · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aba497;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aba497]

Related colors

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Floral White #fffaf0

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#aba497 (#aba497) is rgb(171, 164, 151) in RGB.

No, #aba497 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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