What color is #AAAD74?

#AAAD74 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAD74?

The RGB value is 170, 173, 116: 170 red, 173 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAD74?

The complementary color is #7774AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAD74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAD74 color

#AAAD74 rgb(170, 173, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAAD74 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 67.8% green and 45.5% blue (170, 173, 116).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 26% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#AAAD74 color codes

HEX	`#AAAD74`
RGB	`rgb(170, 173, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 67.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 26%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 33%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 33%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.25, -10.2, 29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.25, 30.74, 109.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.674, 39.695, 22.355)`
Decimal	`11185524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAD74, 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 #AAAD74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAD74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #AAAD74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaad74; }
.text { color: #aaad74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaad74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 173 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaad74, #8ead74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AAAD74?: #AAAD74 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAD74?: The RGB value is 170, 173, 116: 170 red, 173 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAD74?: The complementary color is #7774AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAD74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.