What color is #AAA074?

#AAA074 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA074?

The RGB value is 170, 160, 116: 170 red, 160 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA074?

The complementary color is #747EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA074 color

#AAA074 rgb(170, 160, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AAA074 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62.7% green and 45.5% blue (170, 160, 116).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#AAA074 color codes

HEX	`#AAA074`
RGB	`rgb(170, 160, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 62.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.71, -3.27, 24.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.71, 24.52, 97.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.301, 34.949, 21.564)`
Decimal	`11182196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA074, 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 #AAA074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #AAA074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa074; }
.text { color: #aaa074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 160 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa074, #99aa74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AAA074?: #AAA074 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA074?: The RGB value is 170, 160, 116: 170 red, 160 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA074?: The complementary color is #747EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.