#AAA440#AAA440
#AAA440 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.121 H 105.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA440 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 164, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 45%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 62%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 62.4%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.11, -10.57, 51.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.11, 52.20, 101.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.42% -0.0331 0.1166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.42% 0.121 105.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7795, 35.4682, 10.0742) |
| Luminance | 0.3547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
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ΔE00 4.21
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.75
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.32
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.41
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 6.59
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA440 #4046AA
analogous
#AA6F40 #AAA440 #7BAA40
triadic
#AAA440 #40AAA4 #A440AA
tetradic
#AAA440 #40AA6F #4046AA #AA407B
square
#AAA440 #40AA6F #4046AA #AA407B
split-complementary
#AAA440 #407BAA #6F40AA
monochromatic
#514E1F #7E792F #AAA440 #C4BF63 #D5D18F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#AAA440 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#AAA440 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA440
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA440 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA440 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19E34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A346
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B69A8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa440; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 164, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.121 105.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6be79',
500: '#aaa440',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa440; $custom-light: #c6be79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa440",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 164,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.604,
"s": 45.299,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70421,
"c": 0.12126,
"h": 105.9
},
"luminance": 0.35467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA440
secondary
#8689C0
accent
#5AD553
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6EE
border
#D1D0C9
text
#131209
muted
#82817B