#AA9E88

Accessibility

AAA

7.96:1

Vs white / black

2.64:1 · 7.96:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#aa9e88

RGB

rgb(170, 158, 136)

RGBA

rgba(170, 158, 136, 1)

HSL

hsl(39, 17%, 60%)

HSLA

hsla(39, 17%, 60%, 1)

HSV

hsv(39, 20%, 67%)

LAB

lab(65.58% 0.68 13.09)

LCH

lch(65.58% 13.11 87.03)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7035 0.0043 0.0338)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7035 0.0341 82.75)

XYZ

xyz(33.25, 34.78, 28.25)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 20%, 33%)

CSS

color: #aa9e88;

CSS variable

--color-aa9e88: #aa9e88;

SCSS

$color-aa9e88: #aa9e88;

JavaScript

const color = "#aa9e88";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#aa9e88";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#aa9e88" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#aa9e88", "rgb": { "r": 170, "g": 158, "b": 136 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7035 0.0341 82.75)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#aa9e88-1: #aa9e88;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-400

Very different · ΔE 7.89 · #A8A29E

Nearest CSS named color

Tan

Very different · ΔE 10.23 · #D2B48C

Nearest Material color

brown-200

Very different · ΔE 10.11 · #BCAAA4

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 22.1 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fcf4e6 100efe7d7 200ddd3c1 300c7bca8 400aca08a 50090856f 600796f5c 700615849 8004a4336 900342e24 9501f1a10

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f8f7f5 f1efeb eae7e1 e3dfd7 dcd7cd d5cfc4 cdc6ba c6beb0 bfb6a6 b8ae9c b1a692 aa9e88 9c917d 8e8471 807766 71695b 635c4f 554f44 474239 39352d 2b2822 1c1a17 0e0d0b

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f7f5 f1efeb eae7e1 e3dfd7 dcd7cd d5cfc4 cdc6ba c6beb0 bfb6a6 b8ae9c b1a692

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

9c917d 8e8471 807766 71695b 635c4f 554f44 474239 39352d 2b2822 1c1a17 0e0d0b

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a69b87 a39987 a09786 9c9485 999285 958f84 928d83 8e8a83 8b8882 878581 848381

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#AA9E88Stop 1 #8894AAStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#AA8D88Stop 1 #AA9E88Stop 2 #A5AA88Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#AA9E88Stop 1 #88AA9EStop 2 #9E88AAStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#AA9E88Stop 1 #88A5AAStop 2 #8D88AAStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3C362AStop 1 #685E4AStop 2 #95866AStop 3 #B5AA97Stop 4 #D5CFC3Stop 5

Using this color

Where #aa9e88 works

#AA9E88 (#aa9e88) sits in the orange family at about 39° hue, 17% saturation, and 60% lightness. Contrast is 2.64:1 on white and 7.96:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #aa9e88 as small body text on white — 2.64:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Creativity, enthusiasm, and friendliness. Approachable CTAs and lifestyle brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Orange range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Spectrum #BD9A75#BD9A75 Spectrum #CCAF8F#CCAF8F Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Tan#D2B48C Web Safe #999999#999999 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Spectrum #D0AB8B#D0AB8B Spectrum #B3A061#B3A061 Spectrum #C7AE75#C7AE75