Information about #AAB516 color

#AAB516 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AAB516 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 181, 22) — 66.7% red, 71% green, 8.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 62 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AAB516 reads as a vivid, lively yellow and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Snot (#ACBB0D). Slightly further away sit Acid Green (#B0BF1A) and Bahia (#A9C01C).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 181, 22) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AAB516: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #AAB516 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AAB516 color variations

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

#AAB516 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 #AAB516

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

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Gross Green color link
Gross Green

#A0BF16

Pea color link
Pea

#A4BF20

Citrus color link
Citrus

#9FB70A

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Limerick color link
Limerick

#9DC209

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAB516
  • RGB170, 181, 22
  • CMYK4, 0, 62, 29
  • CSSrgb(170, 181, 22)
  • HSL64°, 78%, 40%
  • HSL Precise64.151°, 78.325%, 39.804%
  • HSV64°, 88%, 71%
  • HSB64°, 88%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.710, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.710, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.710, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAAB516
  • DECIMAL ID11187478
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01