#AAA96E#AAA96E
#AAA96E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.079 H 107.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA96E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 169, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 26%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 35%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 35.3%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.06, -8.84, 30.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.06, 31.88, 106.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.15% -0.0236 0.0755) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.15% 0.079 107.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5803, 38.0484, 20.3239) |
| Luminance | 0.3805 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.31
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.41
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.59
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 7.58
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 7.77
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 8.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA96E #6E6FAA
analogous
#AA8B6E #AAA96E #8DAA6E
triadic
#AAA96E #6EAAA9 #A96EAA
tetradic
#AAA96E #6EAA8B #6E6FAA #AA6E8D
square
#AAA96E #6EAA8B #6E6FAA #AA6E8D
split-complementary
#AAA96E #6E8DAA #8B6EAA
monochromatic
#63633A #8A8951 #AAA96E #C1C095 #D7D7BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#AAA96E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#AAA96E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA96E
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA96E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA96E | 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)
#B2A46A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A770
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2A29A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa96e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 169, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.079 107.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c298',
500: '#aaa96e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa96e; $custom-light: #c4c298; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa96e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 169,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59,
"s": 26.087,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72152,
"c": 0.0791,
"h": 107.4
},
"luminance": 0.38048
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA96E
secondary
#ADAEC7
accent
#67C265
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F7F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120E
muted
#82817E