#acaa97

Color #acaa97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.4 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#acaa97

RGB

rgb(172, 170, 151)

HSL

hsl(54.3, 11.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.3, 12.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 12.2%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(69.29, -2.65, 10.06)

LCH

lch(69.29, 10.4, 104.76)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0267, 102.11)

HWB

hwb(54.3, 59.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9799ac

Analogous

#ac9f97

#acaa97

#a3ac97

Triadic

#acaa97

#97acaa

#aa97ac

Split-complementary

#acaa97

#97a3ac

#9f97ac

Tetradic

#acaa97

#99ac97

#9799ac

#aa97ac

Square

#acaa97

#97ac9f

#9799ac

#ac97a3

Shades

Color #acaa97 mixed toward black.

#949179

#787560

#5a5848

#3c3b30

#1e1d18

Tints

Color #acaa97 mixed toward white.

#bab8a8

#c8c6ba

#d5d4cb

#e3e3dc

#f1f1ee

Tones

Color #acaa97 mixed toward gray.

#aaa899

#a8a79a

#a7a69c

#a5a49e

#a3a3a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab9c · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#abab9d · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#aca0a0 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #acaa97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acaa97]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#acaa97 (#acaa97) is rgb(172, 170, 151) in RGB.

No, #acaa97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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