What color is #AA9C5B?

#AA9C5B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9C5B?

The RGB value is 170, 156, 91: 170 red, 156 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9C5B?

The complementary color is #5B69AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9C5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9C5B color

#AA9C5B rgb(170, 156, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA9C5B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 61.2% green and 35.7% blue (170, 156, 91).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 32% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 46% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#AA9C5B color codes

HEX	`#AA9C5B`
RGB	`rgb(170, 156, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 61.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 32%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 46%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 46%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.23, -4.03, 35.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.23, 35.99, 96.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.355, 33.079, 14.681)`
Decimal	`11181147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9C5B, 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 #AA9C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #AA9C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9c5b; }
.text { color: #aa9c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 156 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9c5b, #90aa5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AA9C5B?: #AA9C5B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9C5B?: The RGB value is 170, 156, 91: 170 red, 156 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9C5B?: The complementary color is #5B69AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9C5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.