#aca699

Color #aca699

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.56 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aca699

RGB

rgb(172, 166, 153)

HSL

hsl(41.1, 10.3%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.1, 11%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 11%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.27, -0.15, 7.5)

LCH

lch(68.27, 7.5, 91.15)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0196, 86.21)

HWB

hwb(41.1, 60%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999fac

Analogous

#ac9c99

#aca699

#a8ac99

Triadic

#aca699

#99aca6

#a699ac

Split-complementary

#aca699

#99a8ac

#9c99ac

Tetradic

#aca699

#9fac99

#999fac

#a699ac

Square

#aca699

#99ac9c

#999fac

#ac99a8

Shades

Color #aca699 mixed toward black.

#948c7b

#777061

#5a5449

#3c3831

#1e1c18

Tints

Color #aca699 mixed toward white.

#bab5aa

#c8c4bb

#d5d2cc

#e3e1dd

#f1f0ee

Tones

Color #aca699 mixed toward gray.

#aaa59a

#a9a59c

#a7a49e

#a6a49f

#a4a3a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a99c · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#aaaa9d · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#ac9f9f · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca699;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca699]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#aca699 (#aca699) is rgb(172, 166, 153) in RGB.

No, #aca699 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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