#AAA299

Accessibility

AAA

8.34:1

Vs white / black

2.52:1 · 8.34:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#aaa299

RGB

rgb(170, 162, 153)

RGBA

rgba(170, 162, 153, 1)

HSL

hsl(32, 9%, 63%)

HSLA

hsla(32, 9%, 63%, 1)

HSV

hsv(32, 10%, 67%)

LAB

lab(67.04% 1.29 5.71)

LCH

lch(67.04% 5.85 77.27)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7164 0.0052 0.015)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7164 0.0159 70.88)

XYZ

xyz(35.25, 36.69, 35.36)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 33%)

CSS

color: #aaa299;

CSS variable

--color-aaa299: #aaa299;

SCSS

$color-aaa299: #aaa299;

JavaScript

const color = "#aaa299";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#aaa299";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#aaa299" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#aaa299", "rgb": { "r": 170, "g": 162, "b": 153 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7164 0.0159 70.88)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#aaa299-1: #aaa299;
}

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

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.47 · #A8A29E

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 5.59 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 5.53 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 19.79 · #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.

50fef3e7 100f1e6da 200ddd2c6 300c6bcb0 400aaa094 5008e8479 600786e64 70061584d 8004b4238 900362d24 950211910

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f8f7f7 f1f0ee eae8e6 e3e0dd dcd8d5 d5d1cc cdc9c4 c6c1bb bfb9b3 b8b2aa b1aaa2 aaa299 9c958c 8e8780 807a73 716c66 635e59 55514d 474440 393633 2b2926 1c1b19 0e0e0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f7f7 f1f0ee eae8e6 e3e0dd dcd8d5 d5d1cc cdc9c4 c6c1bb bfb9b3 b8b2aa b1aaa2

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

9c958c 8e8780 807a73 716c66 635e59 55514d 474440 393633 2b2926 1c1b19 0e0e0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a69f97 a39c95 a09a93 9c9791 99948f 95918d 928e8a 8e8b88 8b8986 878684 848382

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#AAA299Stop 1 #98A0A9Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#A99998Stop 1 #AAA299Stop 2 #A9A998Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#AAA299Stop 1 #98A9A1Stop 2 #A198A9Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#AAA299Stop 1 #98A9A9Stop 2 #9998A9Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#38332EStop 1 #615A51Stop 2 #8B8074Stop 3 #AEA69EStop 4 #D1CCC7Stop 5

Using this color

Where #aaa299 works

#AAA299 (#aaa299) sits in the deep orange family at about 32° hue, 9% saturation, and 63% lightness. Contrast is 2.52:1 on white and 8.34:1 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 #aaa299 as small body text on white — 2.52:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Bold warmth and intensity. Strong for food, sports, and energetic identities. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Deep 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 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E DarkGray#A9A9A9 Web Safe #999999#999999 Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Silver#C0C0C0 System Gray#8E8E93 Material Brown 300#A1887F Spectrum #CCAF8F#CCAF8F

Where #aaa299 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #aaa299 as small body text on white — 2.52:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.