#aea999

Color #aea999

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.96 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aea999

RGB

rgb(174, 169, 153)

HSL

hsl(45.7, 11.5%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.7, 12.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 12.1%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(69.24, -1.03, 8.9)

LCH

lch(69.24, 8.96, 96.6)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0232, 92.47)

HWB

hwb(45.7, 60%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999eae

Analogous

#ae9e99

#aea999

#a8ae99

Triadic

#aea999

#99aea9

#a999ae

Split-complementary

#aea999

#99a8ae

#9e99ae

Tetradic

#aea999

#9eae99

#999eae

#a999ae

Square

#aea999

#99ae9e

#999eae

#ae99a8

Shades

Color #aea999 mixed toward black.

#968f7b

#7a7460

#5b5748

#3d3a30

#1e1d18

Tints

Color #aea999 mixed toward white.

#bbb7aa

#c9c6bb

#d6d4cc

#e4e2dd

#f1f1ee

Tones

Color #aea999 mixed toward gray.

#aca89b

#aaa79c

#a9a69e

#a7a5a0

#a5a4a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac9d · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#acad9e · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#aea0a1 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aea999;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aea999]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#aea999 (#aea999) is rgb(174, 169, 153) in RGB.

No, #aea999 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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