#AAAF4E#AAAF4E
#AAAF4E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.121 H 111.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAAF4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 175, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 55%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.9%, 0%, 55.4%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.30, -15.23, 48.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.30, 50.61, 107.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73% -0.0448 0.1124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73% 0.121 111.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2834, 39.7567, 13.1268) |
| Luminance | 0.3976 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 5.08
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.25
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.38
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 5.85
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.87
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAAF4E #534EAF
analogous
#AF844E #AAAF4E #7AAF4E
triadic
#AAAF4E #4EAAAF #AF4EAA
tetradic
#AAAF4E #4EAF84 #534EAF #AF4E7A
square
#AAAF4E #4EAF84 #534EAF #AF4E7A
split-complementary
#AAAF4E #4E7AAF #844EAF
monochromatic
#585A28 #81853B #AAAF4E #BFC378 #D3D6A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#AAAF4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#AAAF4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAAF4E
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAAF4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAAF4E | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA844
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAA53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4A59A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaaf4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 175, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.121 111.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5c683',
500: '#aaaf4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaaf4e; $custom-light: #c5c683; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaaf4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 175,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.093,
"s": 38.34,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73003,
"c": 0.12096,
"h": 111.7
},
"luminance": 0.39756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAAF4E
secondary
#9996C3
accent
#5ACE60
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F8F8EF
border
#D1D1CA
text
#13130B
muted
#82827C