Information about #AAA85A color

#AAA85A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AAA85A is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 168, 90) — 66.7% red, 65.9% green, 35.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 31 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced yellow, #AAA85A feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Flourish (#ADB15E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Golden Cypress (#A0B158) and Gingko (#A59C55).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 168, 90) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AAA85A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AAA85A color variations

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

#AAA85A 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 #AAA85A

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

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Green Smoke color link
Green Smoke

#9CA664

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAA85A
  • RGB170, 168, 90
  • CMYK0, 1, 31, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 168, 90)
  • HSL59°, 32%, 51%
  • HSL Precise58.5°, 32%, 50.98%
  • HSV59°, 47%, 67%
  • HSB59°, 47%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.659, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.659, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.659, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAAA85A
  • DECIMAL ID11184218
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01