#ac996c

Color #ac996c

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.19 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ac996c

RGB

rgb(172, 153, 108)

HSL

hsl(42.2, 27.8%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.2, 37.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 37.2%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(63.87, 0.34, 26.24)

LCH

lch(63.87, 26.24, 89.26)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0653, 87.72)

HWB

hwb(42.2, 42.4%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c7fac

Analogous

#ac796c

#ac996c

#9fac6c

Triadic

#ac996c

#6cac99

#996cac

Split-complementary

#ac996c

#6c9fac

#796cac

Tetradic

#ac996c

#7fac6c

#6c7fac

#996cac

Square

#ac996c

#6cac79

#6c7fac

#ac6c9f

Shades

Color #ac996c mixed toward black.

#958254

#776843

#594e33

#3c3422

#1e1a11

Tints

Color #ac996c mixed toward white.

#baaa85

#c8bb9d

#d5ccb6

#e3ddce

#f1eee7

Tones

Color #ac996c mixed toward gray.

#a79771

#a19577

#9c927c

#979081

#918e87

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a479 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#a5a77c · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#ab8284 · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac996c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac996c]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ac996c (#ac996c) is rgb(172, 153, 108) in RGB.

No, #ac996c 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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