#aea899

Color #aea899

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.54 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aea899

RGB

rgb(174, 168, 153)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 11.5%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 12.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 12.1%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(68.97, -0.49, 8.52)

LCH

lch(68.97, 8.53, 93.29)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0222, 88.71)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 60%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999fae

Analogous

#ae9d99

#aea899

#a9ae99

Triadic

#aea899

#99aea8

#a899ae

Split-complementary

#aea899

#99a9ae

#9d99ae

Tetradic

#aea899

#9fae99

#999fae

#a899ae

Square

#aea899

#99ae9d

#999fae

#ae99a9

Shades

Color #aea899 mixed toward black.

#968e7b

#7a7260

#5b5648

#3d3930

#1e1d18

Tints

Color #aea899 mixed toward white.

#bbb6aa

#c9c5bb

#d6d3cc

#e4e2dd

#f1f0ee

Tones

Color #aea899 mixed toward gray.

#aca79b

#aaa69c

#a9a69e

#a7a5a0

#a5a4a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab9d · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#acac9e · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#aea0a0 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aea899;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aea899]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#aea899 (#aea899) is rgb(174, 168, 153) in RGB.

No, #aea899 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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