#AAAE90#AAAE90
#AAAE90 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.042 H 113.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAAE90 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 174, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 16%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 17%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.3%, 0%, 17.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.06, -6.69, 14.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.06, 16.38, 114.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.95% -0.0168 0.0384) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.95% 0.042 113.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7472, 40.8320, 32.3256) |
| Luminance | 0.4083 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.00
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.61
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 5.69
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 5.84
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 6.88
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAAE90 #9490AE
analogous
#AEA390 #AAAE90 #9BAE90
triadic
#AAAE90 #90AAAE #AE90AA
tetradic
#AAAE90 #90AEA3 #9490AE #AE909B
square
#AAAE90 #90AEA3 #9490AE #AE909B
split-complementary
#AAAE90 #909BAE #A390AE
monochromatic
#6D7153 #8F946D #AAAE90 #C5C8B3 #E0E2D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#AAAE90 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.17
#AAAE90 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAAE90
9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAAE90 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAAE90 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.17 | 9.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3AB8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3AC91
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEAAA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaae90; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 174, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.042 113.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3c6b0',
500: '#aaae90',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaae90; $custom-light: #c3c6b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaae90",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 174,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68,
"s": 15.625,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73948,
"c": 0.04194,
"h": 113.6
},
"luminance": 0.40832
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAAE90
secondary
#C9C7D2
accent
#4C9A56
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F8F8F4
border
#D1D1CE
text
#121310
muted
#81827F