Information about #AAB03B color

#AAB03B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AAB03B belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 176, 59) — 66.7% red, 69% green, 23.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 46 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AAB03B is a confidently colored golden yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Booger (#9BB53C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brass (#B5A642) and Moderate Olive (#A8A84A).

The recipe behind #AAB03B is rgb(170, 176, 59), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AAB03B: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AAB03B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AAB03B color variations

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

#AAB03B 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 #AAB03B

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

Booger color link
Booger

#9BB53C

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Margarita color link
Margarita

#B0C24A

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAB03B
  • RGB170, 176, 59
  • CMYK2, 0, 46, 31
  • CSSrgb(170, 176, 59)
  • HSL63°, 50%, 46%
  • HSL Precise63.077°, 49.787%, 46.078%
  • HSV63°, 66%, 69%
  • HSB63°, 66%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.690, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.690, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.690, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAAB03B
  • DECIMAL ID11186235
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01