#AAAB99#AAAB99
#AAAB99 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.025 H 109.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAAB99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 171, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 10%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 11%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 10.5%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, -3.60, 9.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 9.84, 111.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.53% -0.0085 0.0238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.53% 0.025 109.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8895, 39.9720, 35.9028) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 2.62
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 3.43
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.96
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.62
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 6.50
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAAB99 #9A99AB
analogous
#ABA399 #AAAB99 #A1AB99
triadic
#AAAB99 #99AAAB #AB99AA
tetradic
#AAAB99 #99ABA3 #9A99AB #AB99A1
square
#AAAB99 #99ABA3 #9A99AB #AB99A1
split-complementary
#AAAB99 #99A1AB #A399AB
monochromatic
#6D6F5B #8E8F77 #AAAB99 #C6C7BB #E2E2DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#AAAB99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#AAAB99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAAB99
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAAB99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAAB99 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA998
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEAA9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADA9A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaab99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 171, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.025 109.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3c4b7',
500: '#aaab99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaab99; $custom-light: #c3c4b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaab99",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 171,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.333,
"s": 9.677,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73534,
"c": 0.02528,
"h": 109.6
},
"luminance": 0.39972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAAB99
secondary
#CDCDD3
accent
#529455
background
#FBFCFB
surface
#F7F8F6
border
#D0D1D0
text
#121211
muted
#818180