Information about #AAB21A color

#AAB21A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AAB21A falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 178, 26) — 66.7% red, 69.8% green, 10.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 60 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AAB21A reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Bahia (#A9C01C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Acid Green (#B0BF1A) and Citron (#9FA91F).

The recipe behind #AAB21A is rgb(170, 178, 26), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AAB21A: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. #AAB21A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AAB21A color variations

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

#AAB21A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#F5F7C9

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White

#FFFFFF

#AAB21A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#888E14

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#666B0F

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#44470A

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#222305

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Black

#000000

#AAB21A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A4AB2A

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#9DA23D

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#949852

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#8A8C68

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Grey

#808080

#AAB21A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#30B219

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#6DB219

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#B27C19

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#B23F19

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#B21930

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#AAB21A 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
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#211AB3
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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
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#6E1AB3
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#1A5EB3
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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
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#B36E1A
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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
#AAB21A
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#1AABB3
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#B31AAB
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#1AB321
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#211AB3
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#B31AAB
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#1AB36E
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#211AB3
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#B31A5E
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Nearest named colors to #AAB21A

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

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Pea color link
Pea

#A4BF20

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Gross Green color link
Gross Green

#A0BF16

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Citrus color link
Citrus

#9FB70A

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Sickly Green color link
Sickly Green

#94B21C

#AAB21A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAB21A
  • RGB170, 178, 26
  • CMYK3, 0, 60, 30
  • CSSrgb(170, 178, 26)
  • HSL63°, 75%, 40%
  • HSL Precise63.158°, 74.51%, 40%
  • HSV63°, 85%, 70%
  • HSB63°, 85%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.698, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.698, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.698, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAAB21A
  • DECIMAL ID11186714
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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