#AAA87A#AAA87A
#AAA87A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.063 H 105.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA87A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 168, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 22%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 28%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 28.2%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.99, -6.76, 24.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.99, 25.03, 105.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.17% -0.0171 0.0605) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.17% 0.063 105.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0932, 37.9570, 23.9390) |
| Luminance | 0.3796 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.00
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.40
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.51
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.14
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.11
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 7.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA87A #7A7CAA
analogous
#AA907A #AAA87A #94AA7A
triadic
#AAA87A #7AAAA8 #A87AAA
tetradic
#AAA87A #7AAA90 #7A7CAA #AA7A94
square
#AAA87A #7AAA90 #7A7CAA #AA7A94
split-complementary
#AAA87A #7A94AA #907AAA
monochromatic
#676642 #8D8B5A #AAA87A #C2C09F #DAD9C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#AAA87A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#AAA87A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA87A
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA87A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA87A | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A477
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A77C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1A29C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa87a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 168, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.063 105.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c1a0',
500: '#aaa87a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa87a; $custom-light: #c4c1a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa87a",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 168,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.5,
"s": 22.018,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72166,
"c": 0.06286,
"h": 105.8
},
"luminance": 0.37956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA87A
secondary
#B6B7CA
accent
#6DBF69
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F7F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#12120F
muted
#81817E