Information about #AAA181 color

#AAA181 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AAA181 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(170, 161, 129) (66.7% red, 63.1% green, 50.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 4 / 16 / 33 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AAA181 is a gently muted yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Hillary (#A7A07E). Slightly further away sit Neutral Green (#AAA583) and Grayish Amber (#A89E7D).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 161, 129) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. #AAA181 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AAA181 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AAA181 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AAA181

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Hillary color link
Hillary

#A7A07E

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

Grullo color link
Grullo

#A99A86

Locust color link
Locust

#A2A580

Routeburn color link
Routeburn

#A59982

Double Sisal color link
Double Sisal

#B2A286

Triple Tea color link
Triple Tea

#AA9F8B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAA181
  • RGB170, 161, 129
  • CMYK0, 4, 16, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 161, 129)
  • HSL47°, 19%, 59%
  • HSL Precise46.829°, 19.431%, 58.627%
  • HSV47°, 24%, 67%
  • HSB47°, 24%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.631, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.631, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.631, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAAA181
  • DECIMAL ID11182465
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01