#AAA05E#AAA05E
#AAA05E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.088 H 100.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA05E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 160, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 31%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 45%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 44.7%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.36, -5.87, 35.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.36, 36.09, 99.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.93% -0.0164 0.086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.93% 0.088 100.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1695, 34.4968, 15.6042) |
| Luminance | 0.3450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.40
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.51
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.62
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.00
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.21
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA05E #5E68AA
analogous
#AA7A5E #AAA05E #8EAA5E
triadic
#AAA05E #5EAAA0 #A05EAA
tetradic
#AAA05E #5EAA7A #5E68AA #AA5E8E
square
#AAA05E #5EAA7A #5E68AA #AA5E8E
split-complementary
#AAA05E #5E8EAA #7A5EAA
monochromatic
#5D5731 #857C46 #AAA05E #BFB886 #D4CFAE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#AAA05E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#AAA05E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA05E
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA05E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA05E | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9C59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA161
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B49890
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa05e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 160, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.088 100.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5bb8d',
500: '#aaa05e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa05e; $custom-light: #c5bb8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa05e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 160,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.105,
"s": 30.894,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69931,
"c": 0.08757,
"h": 100.8
},
"luminance": 0.34496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA05E
secondary
#A1A6C3
accent
#6EC761
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13110C
muted
#82807D