#aeaa9f

Color #aeaa9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.21 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#aeaa9f

RGB

rgb(174, 170, 159)

HSL

hsl(44, 8.5%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44, 8.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 8.6%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(69.65, -0.55, 6.17)

LCH

lch(69.65, 6.19, 95.09)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0162, 90.35)

HWB

hwb(44, 62.4%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa3ae

Analogous

#aea39f

#aeaa9f

#abae9f

Triadic

#aeaa9f

#9faeaa

#aa9fae

Split-complementary

#aeaa9f

#9fabae

#a39fae

Tetradic

#aeaa9f

#a3ae9f

#9fa3ae

#aa9fae

Square

#aeaa9f

#9faea3

#9fa3ae

#ae9fab

Shades

Color #aeaa9f mixed toward black.

#958f81

#787366

#5a574c

#3c3a33

#1e1d19

Tints

Color #aeaa9f mixed toward white.

#bcb8af

#c9c6bf

#d7d5cf

#e4e3df

#f2f1ef

Tones

Color #aeaa9f mixed toward gray.

#ada9a0

#aca9a2

#aaa8a3

#a9a8a4

#a8a7a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acaca2 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#adada2 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#aea4a4 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeaa9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeaa9f]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#aeaa9f (#aeaa9f) is rgb(174, 170, 159) in RGB.

No, #aeaa9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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