#AA9607

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#aa9607 is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(170, 150, 7), HSL(53°, 92%, 35%), CMYK(0%, 12%, 96%, 33%). Closest named color: darkgoldenrod. Contrast is 2.97:1 on white and 7.07:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#aa9607
RGBrgb(170 150 7)
RGB (legacy)rgb(170, 150, 7)
RGB %rgb(67% 59% 3%)
HSLhsl(53 92% 35%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53, 96%, 67%)
HWBhwb(53 3% 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 96%, 33%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(62.36 -1.58 64.22)
LCHlch(62.36 64.24 91.41)
OKLaboklab(0.6704 -0.0231 0.1359)
OKLCHoklch(0.6704 0.1378 99.64)
Decimal11179527

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colordarkgoldenrod ΔE 4.7
Closest web-safe color#999900
Hue53°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)92% / 96%
Lightness (HSL)35%
Brightness or Value (HSV)67%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)55% / 56%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.3037
Red / Green / Blue170 / 150 / 7

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.97:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
7.07:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 56.1 / -45.7 · As background with white / black text: Lc -61.4 / 48

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #aa9607;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(67.04% 0.1378 99.64);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(170 150 7 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#aa9607] text-[#aa9607] border-[#aa9607]">