What color is #AAAA78?

#AAAA78 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAA78?

The RGB value is 170, 170, 120: 170 red, 170 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAA78?

The complementary color is #7878AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAA78?

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.

#AAAA78 color

#AAAA78 rgb(170, 170, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAAA78 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 66.7% green and 47.1% blue (170, 170, 120).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AAAA78 color codes

HEX	`#AAAA78`
RGB	`rgb(170, 170, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 66.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 29%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.5, -8.09, 25.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.5, 27.1, 107.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.343, 38.652, 23.417)`
Decimal	`11184760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAA78, 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 #AAAA78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAA78 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 #AAAA78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaaa78; }
.text { color: #aaaa78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaaa78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 170 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaaa78, #91aa78); }

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Questions

What color is #AAAA78?: #AAAA78 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAA78?: The RGB value is 170, 170, 120: 170 red, 170 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAA78?: The complementary color is #7878AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAA78?: 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.