Information about #AAAA76 color

#AAAA76 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AAAA76 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 170, 118) — 66.7% red, 66.7% green, 46.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 20 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AAAA76 presents itself as a gently muted yellow — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Grayish Olive (#A8A87D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Khaki (#ADA96E) and Iko (#B3AB6E).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 170, 118) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AAAA76 color variations

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

#AAAA76 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 #AAAA76

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

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Hillary color link
Hillary

#A7A07E

Locust color link
Locust

#A2A580

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Iguana Green color link
Iguana Green

#9CB071

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAAA76
  • RGB170, 170, 118
  • CMYK0, 0, 20, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 170, 118)
  • HSL60°, 23%, 56%
  • HSL Precise60°, 23.423%, 56.471%
  • HSV60°, 31%, 67%
  • HSB60°, 31%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.667, 0.463)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.667, 0.463, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.667, 0.463)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAAAA76
  • DECIMAL ID11184758
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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