What color is #AA9922?

#AA9922 is a moderate yellow known as Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Greedy Gecko?

The RGB value is 170, 153, 34: 170 red, 153 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Greedy Gecko?

The complementary color is #2233AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9922?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Greedy Gecko color: hex code #AA9922

#AA9922 rgb(170, 153, 34)

Shades of yellow

Greedy Gecko has the hex code #AA9922. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 60% green and 13.3% blue (170, 153, 34).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 67% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 80% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

Greedy Gecko (#AA9922) color codes

HEX	`#AA9922`
RGB	`rgb(170, 153, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 60%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 67%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 80%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 80%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.88, -6.29, 59.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.88, 59.83, 96.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.259, 31.445, 6.094)`
Decimal	`11180322`
Short hex	`#A92`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Greedy Gecko, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AA9922	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9922 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AA9922 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9922; }
.text { color: #aa9922; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9922; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 153 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9922, #77aa22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

See #AA9922 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA9922?: #AA9922 is a moderate yellow known as Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Greedy Gecko?: The RGB value is 170, 153, 34: 170 red, 153 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Greedy Gecko?: The complementary color is #2233AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9922?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.