What color is #AAB362?

#AAB362 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Palm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB362?

The RGB value is 170, 179, 98: 170 red, 179 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB362?

The complementary color is #6B62B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB362?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB362 color

#AAB362 rgb(170, 179, 98)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AAB362 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 70.2% green and 38.4% blue (170, 179, 98).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 35% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Palm (#AFAF5E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#AAB362 color codes

HEX	`#AAB362`
RGB	`rgb(170, 179, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 70.2%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 35%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 45%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 45%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.64, -15.41, 40.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.64, 42.97, 111.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.903, 41.669, 17.757)`
Decimal	`11187042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB362, 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 #AAB362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #AAB362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab362; }
.text { color: #aab362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 179 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab362, #81b362); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AAB362?: #AAB362 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Palm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB362?: The RGB value is 170, 179, 98: 170 red, 179 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB362?: The complementary color is #6B62B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB362?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.