#AAA16C#AAA16C
#AAA16C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.072 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA16C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 161, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 27%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 36%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 36.5%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.84, -4.82, 28.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.84, 29.21, 99.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.39% -0.0122 0.0712) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.39% 0.072 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0297, 35.1193, 19.2759) |
| Luminance | 0.3512 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.64
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.90
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.99
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 6.39
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.83
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA16C #6C75AA
analogous
#AA826C #AAA16C #94AA6C
triadic
#AAA16C #6CAAA1 #A16CAA
tetradic
#AAA16C #6CAA82 #6C75AA #AA6C94
square
#AAA16C #6CAA82 #6C75AA #AA6C94
split-complementary
#AAA16C #6C94AA #826CAA
monochromatic
#635D39 #89814F #AAA16C #C0BA93 #D7D3BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#AAA16C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#AAA16C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA16C
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA16C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA16C | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9E68
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADA26E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B39A93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa16c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 161, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.072 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bc96',
500: '#aaa16c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa16c; $custom-light: #c4bc96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa16c",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 161,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.29,
"s": 26.724,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70386,
"c": 0.07222,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.35118
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA16C
secondary
#ACB0C6
accent
#72C365
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120D
muted
#82817E