What color is #AAA479?

#AAA479 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA479?

The RGB value is 170, 164, 121: 170 red, 164 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA479?

The complementary color is #797FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA479?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA479 color

#AAA479 rgb(170, 164, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAA479 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 64.3% green and 47.5% blue (170, 164, 121).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 29% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#AAA479 color codes

HEX	`#AAA479`
RGB	`rgb(170, 164, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 64.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 29%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.88, -4.76, 23.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.88, 23.64, 101.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.304, 36.478, 23.372)`
Decimal	`11183225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA479, 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 #AAA479	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA479 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #AAA479 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa479; }
.text { color: #aaa479; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa479; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 164 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa479, #97aa79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AAA479?: #AAA479 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA479?: The RGB value is 170, 164, 121: 170 red, 164 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA479?: The complementary color is #797FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA479?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.