What color is #AAA57C?

#AAA57C 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 #AAA57C?

The RGB value is 170, 165, 124: 170 red, 165 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA57C?

The complementary color is #7C81AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA57C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA57C color

#AAA57C rgb(170, 165, 124)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAA57C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 64.7% green and 48.6% blue (170, 165, 124).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 27% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#AAA57C color codes

HEX	`#AAA57C`
RGB	`rgb(170, 165, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 64.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 27%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.21, -4.88, 21.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.21, 22.5, 102.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.671, 36.912, 24.416)`
Decimal	`11183484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA57C, 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 #AAA57C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA57C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #AAA57C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa57c; }
.text { color: #aaa57c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa57c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 165 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa57c, #98aa7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AAA57C?: #AAA57C 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 #AAA57C?: The RGB value is 170, 165, 124: 170 red, 165 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA57C?: The complementary color is #7C81AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA57C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.