What color is #AAA078?

#AAA078 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 #AAA078?

The RGB value is 170, 160, 120: 170 red, 160 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA078?

The complementary color is #7882AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA078 color

#AAA078 rgb(170, 160, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AAA078 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62.7% green and 47.1% blue (170, 160, 120).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 29% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#AAA078 color codes

HEX	`#AAA078`
RGB	`rgb(170, 160, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 62.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 29%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.78, -2.74, 22.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.78, 22.38, 97.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.539, 35.045, 22.816)`
Decimal	`11182200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA078, 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 #AAA078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #AAA078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa078; }
.text { color: #aaa078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 160 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa078, #9baa78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AAA078?: #AAA078 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 #AAA078?: The RGB value is 170, 160, 120: 170 red, 160 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA078?: The complementary color is #7882AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.