What color is #AAA87D?

#AAA87D 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 #AAA87D?

The RGB value is 170, 168, 125: 170 red, 168 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA87D?

The complementary color is #7D7FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA87D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA87D color

#AAA87D rgb(170, 168, 125)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAA87D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.9% green and 49% blue (170, 168, 125).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 26% 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 8.61:1).

#AAA87D color codes

HEX	`#AAA87D`
RGB	`rgb(170, 168, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 65.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.04, -6.35, 22.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.04, 23.42, 105.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.282, 38.033, 24.933)`
Decimal	`11184253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA87D, 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 #AAA87D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA87D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #AAA87D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa87d; }
.text { color: #aaa87d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa87d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 168 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa87d, #95aa7d); }

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Questions

What color is #AAA87D?: #AAA87D 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 #AAA87D?: The RGB value is 170, 168, 125: 170 red, 168 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA87D?: The complementary color is #7D7FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA87D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.