#AAAD47#AAAD47
#AAAD47 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.125 H 110.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAAD47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 173, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 42%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 59%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 59%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.67, -14.75, 50.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.67, 52.88, 106.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.48% -0.0442 0.1169) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.48% 0.125 110.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6593, 38.8889, 11.7459) |
| Luminance | 0.3889 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.84
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 5.44
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.47
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 5.56
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.68
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAAD47 #4A47AD
analogous
#AD7D47 #AAAD47 #77AD47
triadic
#AAAD47 #47AAAD #AD47AA
tetradic
#AAAD47 #47AD7D #4A47AD #AD4777
square
#AAAD47 #47AD7D #4A47AD #AD4777
split-complementary
#AAAD47 #4777AD #7D47AD
monochromatic
#555623 #7F8235 #AAAD47 #C1C36E #D3D599
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#AAAD47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.78
#AAAD47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAAD47
8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAAD47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAAD47 | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.78 | 8.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA63C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA94D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5A397
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaad47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 173, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.125 110.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6c57e',
500: '#aaad47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaad47; $custom-light: #c6c57e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaad47",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 173,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.765,
"s": 41.803,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72482,
"c": 0.12497,
"h": 110.7
},
"luminance": 0.38888
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAAD47
secondary
#908EC1
accent
#56D25A
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F8F8EE
border
#D1D1C9
text
#13120A
muted
#82817C