What color is #AAA274?

#AAA274 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA274?

The RGB value is 170, 162, 116: 170 red, 162 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA274?

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

Is black or white text better on #AAA274?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA274 color

#AAA274 rgb(170, 162, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAA274 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.5% green and 45.5% blue (170, 162, 116).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 32% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#AAA274 color codes

HEX	`#AAA274`
RGB	`rgb(170, 162, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.25, -4.35, 25.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.25, 25.4, 99.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.651, 35.648, 21.68)`
Decimal	`11182708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA274, 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 #AAA274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #AAA274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa274; }
.text { color: #aaa274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 162 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa274, #97aa74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AAA274?: #AAA274 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA274?: The RGB value is 170, 162, 116: 170 red, 162 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA274?: The complementary color is #747CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA274?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.