#AAA86E#AAA86E
#AAA86E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.078 H 106.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA86E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 168, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 26%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 35%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 35.3%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.78, -8.31, 30.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.78, 31.39, 105.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.93% -0.0221 0.0746) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.93% 0.078 106.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3950, 37.6778, 20.2622) |
| Luminance | 0.3768 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.29
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.61
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.42
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 7.65
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 7.74
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA86E #6E70AA
analogous
#AA8A6E #AAA86E #8EAA6E
triadic
#AAA86E #6EAAA8 #A86EAA
tetradic
#AAA86E #6EAA8A #6E70AA #AA6E8E
square
#AAA86E #6EAA8A #6E70AA #AA6E8E
split-complementary
#AAA86E #6E8EAA #8A6EAA
monochromatic
#63623A #8A8851 #AAA86E #C1BF95 #D7D6BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#AAA86E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.54
#AAA86E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA86E
8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA86E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA86E | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.54 | 8.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A46A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A670
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2A199
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa86e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 168, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.078 106.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c198',
500: '#aaa86e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa86e; $custom-light: #c4c198; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa86e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 168,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58,
"s": 26.087,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71934,
"c": 0.07786,
"h": 106.5
},
"luminance": 0.37677
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA86E
secondary
#ADAEC7
accent
#68C265
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F7F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120D
muted
#82817E