#AAA036#AAA036
#AAA036 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.125 H 103.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA036 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 160, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 52%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 68%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 68.2%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.93, -9.09, 54.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.93, 54.90, 99.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.45% -0.0301 0.1215) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.45% 0.125 103.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8154, 33.9552, 8.4728) |
| Luminance | 0.3395 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
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Brown Yellow
#B29705
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Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.04
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.40
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA036 #3640AA
analogous
#AA6636 #AAA036 #7AAA36
triadic
#AAA036 #36AAA0 #A036AA
tetradic
#AAA036 #36AA66 #3640AA #AA367A
square
#AAA036 #36AA66 #3640AA #AA367A
split-complementary
#AAA036 #367AAA #6636AA
monochromatic
#4D4918 #7C7427 #AAA036 #C9BF54 #D8D083
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#AAA036 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.79
#AAA036 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA036
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA036 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA036 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.79 | 7.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9B27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A03D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7958A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa036; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 160, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.125 103.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bb73',
500: '#aaa036',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa036; $custom-light: #c6bb73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa036",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 160,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.828,
"s": 51.786,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69453,
"c": 0.12512,
"h": 103.9
},
"luminance": 0.33954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA036
secondary
#7B81C1
accent
#59DB4D
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6ED
border
#D2D0C8
text
#131108
muted
#82807B