What color is #AAA369?

#AAA369 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA369?

The RGB value is 170, 163, 105: 170 red, 163 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA369?

The complementary color is #6970AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA369?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA369 color

#AAA369 rgb(170, 163, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAA369 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 63.9% green and 41.2% blue (170, 163, 105).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 38% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#AAA369 color codes

HEX	`#AAA369`
RGB	`rgb(170, 163, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 63.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 38%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 38%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.34, -6.25, 31.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.34, 31.68, 101.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.225, 35.761, 18.567)`
Decimal	`11182953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA369, 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 #AAA369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #AAA369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa369; }
.text { color: #aaa369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 163 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa369, #91aa69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AAA369?: #AAA369 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA369?: The RGB value is 170, 163, 105: 170 red, 163 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA369?: The complementary color is #6970AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA369?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.