#AAA88A#AAA88A
#AAA88A is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.042 H 104.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA88A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 168, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 16%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 19%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 18.8%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.30, -4.43, 15.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.30, 16.41, 105.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.52% -0.0103 0.0405) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.52% 0.042 104.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1674, 38.3867, 29.5966) |
| Luminance | 0.3839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 2.39
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 2.79
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 4.40
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 5.79
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.51
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA88A #8A8CAA
analogous
#AA988A #AAA88A #9CAA8A
triadic
#AAA88A #8AAAA8 #A88AAA
tetradic
#AAA88A #8AAA98 #8A8CAA #AA8A9C
square
#AAA88A #8AAA98 #8A8CAA #AA8A9C
split-complementary
#AAA88A #8A9CAA #988AAA
monochromatic
#6C6A4E #8F8D68 #AAA88A #C4C2AD #DEDDD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#AAA88A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#AAA88A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA88A
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA88A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA88A | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA688
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA78B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFA4A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa88a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 168, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.042 104.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3c1ac',
500: '#aaa88a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa88a; $custom-light: #c3c1ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa88a",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 168,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.25,
"s": 15.842,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72519,
"c": 0.04178,
"h": 104.2
},
"luminance": 0.38386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA88A
secondary
#C2C3CE
accent
#509A4B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F7F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#121210
muted
#81817F