#AAA96D#AAA96D
#AAA96D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.080 H 107.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA96D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 169, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 26%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 36%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 35.9%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.04, -8.96, 31.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.04, 32.40, 106.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.13% -0.0241 0.0766) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.13% 0.08 107.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5262, 38.0268, 20.0388) |
| Luminance | 0.3803 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.13
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.30
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.65
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 7.56
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 7.70
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA96D #6D6EAA
analogous
#AA8A6D #AAA96D #8DAA6D
triadic
#AAA96D #6DAAA9 #A96DAA
tetradic
#AAA96D #6DAA8A #6D6EAA #AA6D8D
square
#AAA96D #6DAA8A #6D6EAA #AA6D8D
split-complementary
#AAA96D #6D8DAA #8A6DAA
monochromatic
#63623A #8A8950 #AAA96D #C1C094 #D7D7BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#AAA96D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#AAA96D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA96D
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA96D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA96D | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.61 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A469
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A76F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2A29A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa96d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 169, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.080 107.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c297',
500: '#aaa96d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa96d; $custom-light: #c4c297; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa96d",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 169,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.016,
"s": 26.407,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72134,
"c": 0.0803,
"h": 107.4
},
"luminance": 0.38026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA96D
secondary
#ADADC6
accent
#67C365
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F7F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120D
muted
#82817E