What color is #AAAA00?

#AAAA00 is a dark, vivid yellow known as Honey and Thyme. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Honey and Thyme?

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

What is the complementary color of Honey and Thyme?

The complementary color is #0000AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAA00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Honey and Thyme color: hex code #AAAA00

#AAAA00 rgb(170, 170, 0)

Shades of yellow

Honey and Thyme has the hex code #AAAA00. It is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 66.7% green and 0% blue (170, 170, 0).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

Honey and Thyme (#AAAA00) color codes

HEX	`#AAAA00`
RGB	`rgb(170, 170, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 66.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.5, -15.91, 69.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.5, 71.52, 102.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.954, 37.297, 5.568)`
Decimal	`11184640`
Short hex	`#AA0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Honey and Thyme, 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 #AAAA00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAA00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #AAAA00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaa00; }
.text { color: #aaaa00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaa00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 170 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaa00, #55aa00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

See #AAAA00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AAAA00?: #AAAA00 is a dark, vivid yellow known as Honey and Thyme. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Honey and Thyme?: The RGB value is 170, 170, 0: 170 red, 170 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Honey and Thyme?: The complementary color is #0000AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAA00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.