#AAAE5D#AAAE5D
#AAAE5D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.105 H 111.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAAE5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 174, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 33%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 47%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.3%, 0%, 46.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.19, -13.35, 40.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.19, 42.97, 108.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.97% -0.0379 0.0976) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.97% 0.105 111.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6900, 39.6091, 16.2244) |
| Luminance | 0.3961 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.52
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.27
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 5.42
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 5.86
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 6.24
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAAE5D #615DAE
analogous
#AE8A5D #AAAE5D #82AE5D
triadic
#AAAE5D #5DAAAE #AE5DAA
tetradic
#AAAE5D #5DAE8A #615DAE #AE5D82
square
#AAAE5D #5DAE8A #615DAE #AE5D82
split-complementary
#AAAE5D #5D82AE #8A5DAE
monochromatic
#5E6030 #868945 #AAAE5D #BFC286 #D5D7AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#AAAE5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.92
#AAAE5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAAE5D
8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAAE5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAAE5D | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.92 | 8.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A856
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AA61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3A59B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaae5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 174, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.105 111.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5c68d',
500: '#aaae5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaae5d; $custom-light: #c5c68d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaae5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 174,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.963,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72975,
"c": 0.10474,
"h": 111.2
},
"luminance": 0.39608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAAE5D
secondary
#A4A2C5
accent
#5EC964
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F8F8F0
border
#D1D1CB
text
#13130C
muted
#82827D