What color is #AAAD95?

#AAAD95 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAD95?

The RGB value is 170, 173, 149: 170 red, 173 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAD95?

The complementary color is #9895AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAD95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAD95 color

#AAAD95 rgb(170, 173, 149)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAAD95 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 67.8% green and 58.4% blue (170, 173, 149).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#AAAD95 color codes

HEX	`#AAAD95`
RGB	`rgb(170, 173, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 67.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.9, -5.34, 11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.9, 13.13, 114.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.945, 40.603, 34.319)`
Decimal	`11185557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAD95, 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 #AAAD95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAD95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #AAAD95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaad95; }
.text { color: #aaad95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaad95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 173 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaad95, #9ead95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #AAAD95?: #AAAD95 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAD95?: The RGB value is 170, 173, 149: 170 red, 173 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAD95?: The complementary color is #9895AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAD95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.