#aeaa99

Color #aeaa99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.42 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#aeaa99

RGB

rgb(174, 170, 153)

HSL

hsl(48.6, 11.5%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.6, 12.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 12.1%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(69.5, -1.57, 9.28)

LCH

lch(69.5, 9.41, 99.6)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0242, 96.16)

HWB

hwb(48.6, 60%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999dae

Analogous

#ae9f99

#aeaa99

#a7ae99

Triadic

#aeaa99

#99aeaa

#aa99ae

Split-complementary

#aeaa99

#99a7ae

#9f99ae

Tetradic

#aeaa99

#9dae99

#999dae

#aa99ae

Square

#aeaa99

#99ae9f

#999dae

#ae99a7

Shades

Color #aeaa99 mixed toward black.

#96917b

#7a7560

#5b5848

#3d3a30

#1e1d18

Tints

Color #aeaa99 mixed toward white.

#bbb8aa

#c9c6bb

#d6d4cc

#e4e3dd

#f1f1ee

Tones

Color #aeaa99 mixed toward gray.

#aca99b

#aaa89c

#a9a79e

#a7a6a0

#a5a5a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac9d · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#adad9e · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#aea1a1 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeaa99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeaa99]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#aeaa99 (#aeaa99) is rgb(174, 170, 153) in RGB.

No, #aeaa99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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