#AAA84E#AAA84E
#AAA84E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.113 H 107.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA84E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 168, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 54.1%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.35, -11.61, 46.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.35, 47.48, 104.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.45% -0.0345 0.1076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.45% 0.113 107.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9562, 37.1022, 12.6843) |
| Luminance | 0.3710 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.75
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.30
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.63
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.30
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 6.86
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA84E #4E50AA
analogous
#AA7A4E #AAA84E #7EAA4E
triadic
#AAA84E #4EAAA8 #A84EAA
tetradic
#AAA84E #4EAA7A #4E50AA #AA4E7E
square
#AAA84E #4EAA7A #4E50AA #AA4E7E
split-complementary
#AAA84E #4E7EAA #7A4EAA
monochromatic
#565528 #807F3B #AAA84E #C0BE75 #D3D29F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#AAA84E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#AAA84E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA84E
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA84E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA84E | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A245
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A653
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B59E94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa84e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 168, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.113 107.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5c182',
500: '#aaa84e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa84e; $custom-light: #c5c182; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa84e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 168,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.696,
"s": 37.097,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71454,
"c": 0.11297,
"h": 107.8
},
"luminance": 0.37101
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA84E
secondary
#9495C0
accent
#5DCD5B
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F7EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13120B
muted
#82817C