#AAA86B#AAA86B
#AAA86B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.081 H 106.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA86B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 168, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 27%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 37%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 37.1%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.73, -8.67, 31.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.73, 32.96, 105.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.88% -0.0234 0.0781) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.88% 0.081 106.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2344, 37.6135, 19.4165) |
| Luminance | 0.3761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 1.70
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.28
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.63
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 7.59
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.99
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 8.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA86B #6B6DAA
analogous
#AA896B #AAA86B #8DAA6B
triadic
#AAA86B #6BAAA8 #A86BAA
tetradic
#AAA86B #6BAA89 #6B6DAA #AA6B8D
square
#AAA86B #6BAA89 #6B6DAA #AA6B8D
split-complementary
#AAA86B #6B8DAA #896BAA
monochromatic
#626138 #89874F #AAA86B #C0BF92 #D7D6B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#AAA86B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#AAA86B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA86B
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA86B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA86B | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A367
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A66E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3A199
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa86b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 168, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.081 106.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c196',
500: '#aaa86b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa86b; $custom-light: #c4c196; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa86b",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 168,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.095,
"s": 27.039,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71881,
"c": 0.08148,
"h": 106.7
},
"luminance": 0.37613
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA86B
secondary
#ABACC6
accent
#67C364
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F7F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120D
muted
#82817E