Information about #AABA78 color

#AABA78 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AABA78 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 186, 120) — 66.7% red, 72.9% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 26 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AABA78 reads as a moderately toned sunny yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tan Green (#A9BE70). Slightly further away sit Caper (#AFC182) and Quarter Crisp Green (#B8B47B).

The recipe behind #AABA78 is rgb(170, 186, 120), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AABA78 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AABA78 color variations

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

#AABA78 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 #AABA78

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

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Olivine color link
Olivine

#9AB973

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Iguana Green color link
Iguana Green

#9CB071

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AABA78
  • RGB170, 186, 120
  • CMYK6, 0, 26, 27
  • CSSrgb(170, 186, 120)
  • HSL75°, 32%, 60%
  • HSL Precise74.545°, 32.353%, 60%
  • HSV75°, 35%, 73%
  • HSB75°, 35%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.729, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.729, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.729, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAABA78
  • DECIMAL ID11188856
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01