#AAA36E#AAA36E
#AAA36E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.072 H 101.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA36E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 163, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 26%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 35%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 35.3%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.42, -5.65, 28.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.42, 29.04, 101.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.85% -0.0145 0.0705) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.85% 0.072 101.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4896, 35.8670, 19.9604) |
| Luminance | 0.3587 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.30
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.90
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 6.38
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.52
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 6.83
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA36E #6E75AA
analogous
#AA856E #AAA36E #93AA6E
triadic
#AAA36E #6EAAA3 #A36EAA
tetradic
#AAA36E #6EAA85 #6E75AA #AA6E93
square
#AAA36E #6EAA85 #6E75AA #AA6E93
split-complementary
#AAA36E #6E93AA #856EAA
monochromatic
#635F3A #8A8351 #AAA36E #C1BB95 #D7D4BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#AAA36E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.17
#AAA36E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA36E
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA36E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA36E | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.17 | 8.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA06A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA370
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B39C95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa36e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 163, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.072 101.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4be98',
500: '#aaa36e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa36e; $custom-light: #c4be98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa36e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 163,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53,
"s": 26.087,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70853,
"c": 0.07198,
"h": 101.6
},
"luminance": 0.35866
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA36E
secondary
#ADB0C7
accent
#70C265
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120D
muted
#82817E