What color is #AAAE78?

#AAAE78 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAAE78?

The RGB value is 170, 174, 120: 170 red, 174 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAAE78?

The complementary color is #7C78AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAAE78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAAE78 color

#AAAE78 rgb(170, 174, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAAE78 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 68.2% green and 47.1% blue (170, 174, 120).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#AAAE78 color codes

HEX	`#AAAE78`
RGB	`rgb(170, 174, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 68.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 31%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 31%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.59, -10.2, 27.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.59, 29.16, 110.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.104, 40.175, 23.671)`
Decimal	`11185784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAAE78, 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 #AAAE78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAAE78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #AAAE78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaae78; }
.text { color: #aaae78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaae78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 174 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaae78, #8fae78); }

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Questions

What color is #AAAE78?: #AAAE78 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAAE78?: The RGB value is 170, 174, 120: 170 red, 174 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAAE78?: The complementary color is #7C78AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAAE78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.