What color is #AA9835?

#AA9835 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9835?

The RGB value is 170, 152, 53: 170 red, 152 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9835?

The complementary color is #3547AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9835?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9835 color

#AA9835 rgb(170, 152, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AA9835 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 59.6% green and 20.8% blue (170, 152, 53).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 52% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 69% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Greedy Gecko (#AA9922), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#AA9835 color codes

HEX	`#AA9835`
RGB	`rgb(170, 152, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 59.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 52%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 69%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 69%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.73, -4.88, 52.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.73, 52.54, 95.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.45, 31.261, 7.903)`
Decimal	`11180085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9835, 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 #AA9835	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9835 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #AA9835 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9835; }
.text { color: #aa9835; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9835; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 152 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9835, #82aa35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #AA9835?: #AA9835 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9835?: The RGB value is 170, 152, 53: 170 red, 152 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9835?: The complementary color is #3547AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9835?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.