#AAAD2C#AAAD2C
#AAAD2C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.144 H 110.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAAD2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 173, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 74.6%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.47, -16.35, 61.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.47, 63.49, 104.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.26% -0.0515 0.1349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.26% 0.144 110.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9769, 38.6159, 8.1516) |
| Luminance | 0.3861 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 2.82
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.03
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.51
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 4.01
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 4.55
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAAD2C #2F2CAD
analogous
#AD6F2C #AAAD2C #6AAD2C
triadic
#AAAD2C #2CAAAD #AD2CAA
tetradic
#AAAD2C #2CAD6F #2F2CAD #AD2C6A
square
#AAAD2C #2CAD6F #2F2CAD #AD2C6A
split-complementary
#AAAD2C #2C6AAD #6F2CAD
monochromatic
#4A4B13 #7A7C20 #AAAD2C #CDD046 #DADC77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#AAAD2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.72
#AAAD2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAAD2C
8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAAD2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAAD2C | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.72 | 8.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA50F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCA937
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6A295
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaad2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 173, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.144 110.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7c56f',
500: '#aaad2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaad2c; $custom-light: #c7c56f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaad2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 173,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.395,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7226,
"c": 0.14439,
"h": 110.9
},
"luminance": 0.38615
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAAD2C
secondary
#7271C4
accent
#45E349
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F8ED
border
#D2D1C8
text
#131208
muted
#82817B