#AAA55C#AAA55C
#AAA55C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.095 H 105.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA55C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 165, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 31%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 46%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 45.9%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.70, -8.74, 38.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.70, 39.28, 102.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.99% -0.0248 0.0919) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.99% 0.095 105.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9652, 36.2299, 15.4324) |
| Luminance | 0.3623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 1.06
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.18
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.32
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.76
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 8.13
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 8.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA55C #5C61AA
analogous
#AA7E5C #AAA55C #88AA5C
triadic
#AAA55C #5CAAA5 #A55CAA
tetradic
#AAA55C #5CAA7E #5C61AA #AA5C88
square
#AAA55C #5CAA7E #5C61AA #AA5C88
split-complementary
#AAA55C #5C88AA #7E5CAA
monochromatic
#5C5930 #848045 #AAA55C #BFBB84 #D4D1AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#AAA55C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#AAA55C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA55C
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA55C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA55C | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A056
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A45F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B49C94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa55c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 165, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.095 105.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5bf8b',
500: '#aaa55c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa55c; $custom-light: #c5bf8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa55c",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 165,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.154,
"s": 31.452,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70985,
"c": 0.0952,
"h": 105.1
},
"luminance": 0.36229
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA55C
secondary
#A0A2C2
accent
#67C860
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F7F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D