What color is #AA9E68?

#AA9E68 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9E68?

The RGB value is 170, 158, 104: 170 red, 158 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9E68?

The complementary color is #6874AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9E68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9E68 color

#AA9E68 rgb(170, 158, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA9E68 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62% green and 40.8% blue (170, 158, 104).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 39% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Kathmandu (#AD9A5D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#AA9E68 color codes

HEX	`#AA9E68`
RGB	`rgb(170, 158, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 62%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.96, -3.68, 29.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.96, 30.04, 97.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.304, 34, 18.008)`
Decimal	`11181672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9E68, 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 #AA9E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #AA9E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9e68; }
.text { color: #aa9e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 158 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9e68, #95aa68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AA9E68?: #AA9E68 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9E68?: The RGB value is 170, 158, 104: 170 red, 158 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9E68?: The complementary color is #6874AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9E68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.