What color is #AAA986?

#AAA986 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 #AAA986?

The RGB value is 170, 169, 134: 170 red, 169 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA986?

The complementary color is #8687AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA986 color

#AAA986 rgb(170, 169, 134)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAA986 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 66.3% green and 52.5% blue (170, 169, 134).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#AAA986 color codes

HEX	`#AAA986`
RGB	`rgb(170, 169, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 66.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.49, -5.58, 18.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.49, 19.08, 106.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.068, 38.644, 28.161)`
Decimal	`11184518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA986, 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 #AAA986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #AAA986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa986; }
.text { color: #aaa986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 169 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa986, #99aa86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AAA986?: #AAA986 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 #AAA986?: The RGB value is 170, 169, 134: 170 red, 169 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA986?: The complementary color is #8687AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.