What color is #AA9F5D?

#AA9F5D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9F5D?

The RGB value is 170, 159, 93: 170 red, 159 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9F5D?

The complementary color is #5D68AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9F5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9F5D color

#AA9F5D rgb(170, 159, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AA9F5D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62.4% green and 36.5% blue (170, 159, 93).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 31% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 45% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#AA9F5D color codes

HEX	`#AA9F5D`
RGB	`rgb(170, 159, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 62.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 31%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 45%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 45%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.07, -5.44, 35.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.07, 36.18, 98.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.952, 34.134, 15.312)`
Decimal	`11181917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9F5D, 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 #AA9F5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9F5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #AA9F5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9f5d; }
.text { color: #aa9f5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9f5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 159 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9f5d, #8eaa5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AA9F5D?: #AA9F5D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9F5D?: The RGB value is 170, 159, 93: 170 red, 159 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9F5D?: The complementary color is #5D68AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9F5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.