Information about #AAA27D color

#AAA27D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AAA27D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 162, 125) — 66.7% red, 63.5% green, 49% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 18 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AAA27D presents itself as a calm, restrained golden yellow — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hillary (#A7A07E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Grayish Amber (#A89E7D) and Grayish Olive (#A8A87D).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 162, 125) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AAA27D: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AAA27D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AAA27D color variations

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

#AAA27D 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 #AAA27D

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

Locust color link
Locust

#A2A580

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

Routeburn color link
Routeburn

#A59982

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Double Sisal color link
Double Sisal

#B2A286

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAA27D
  • RGB170, 162, 125
  • CMYK0, 3, 18, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 162, 125)
  • HSL49°, 21%, 58%
  • HSL Precise49.333°, 20.93%, 57.843%
  • HSV49°, 26%, 67%
  • HSB49°, 26%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.635, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.635, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.635, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAAA27D
  • DECIMAL ID11182717
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01