Information about #AAC959 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AAC959 reads as a confidently colored zesty chartreuse and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C) and Spring (#A3C566).
The recipe behind #AAC959 is rgb(170, 201, 89), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #AAC959 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#AAC959 color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#AAC959 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AAC959 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AAC959 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AAC959 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AAC959 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AAC959 color
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Nearest named colors to #AAC959
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#ACBF60
#A4BE5C
#A3C566
#B2BE61
#A9C949
#B0C24A
#ACBF69
#B2C248
#BECA60
#B1DD52
#ADB15E
#B5B35C
#AAC959 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AAC959
- RGB170, 201, 89
- CMYK12, 0, 44, 21
- CSSrgb(170, 201, 89)
- HSL77°, 51%, 57%
- HSL Precise76.607°, 50.909%, 56.863%
- HSV77°, 56%, 79%
- HSB77°, 56%, 79%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
- GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.788, 0.349)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.788, 0.349, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.788, 0.349)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDAAC959
- DECIMAL ID11192665
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
