What color is #AABB11?

#AABB11 is a vivid yellow known as Leafy Woodland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Leafy Woodland?

The RGB value is 170, 187, 17: 170 red, 187 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Leafy Woodland?

The complementary color is #2211BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AABB11?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Leafy Woodland color: hex code #AABB11

#AABB11 rgb(170, 187, 17)

Shades of yellow

Leafy Woodland has the hex code #AABB11. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 73.3% green and 6.7% blue (170, 187, 17).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 83% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

Leafy Woodland (#AABB11) color codes

HEX	`#AABB11`
RGB	`rgb(170, 187, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 73.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 83%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 91%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 91%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.31, -24.17, 71.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.31, 75.25, 108.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.45, 44.128, 7.233)`
Decimal	`11189009`
Short hex	`#AB1`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Leafy Woodland, 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 #AABB11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AABB11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #AABB11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aabb11; }
.text { color: #aabb11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aabb11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 187 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aabb11, #55bb11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #AABB11 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AABB11?: #AABB11 is a vivid yellow known as Leafy Woodland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Leafy Woodland?: The RGB value is 170, 187, 17: 170 red, 187 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Leafy Woodland?: The complementary color is #2211BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AABB11?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.