#AAA52E

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#aaa52e is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(170, 165, 46), HSL(58°, 57%, 42%), CMYK(0%, 3%, 73%, 33%). Closest named color: darkkhaki. Contrast is 2.58:1 on white and 8.13:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#aaa52e
RGBrgb(170 165 46)
RGB (legacy)rgb(170, 165, 46)
RGB %rgb(67% 65% 18%)
HSLhsl(58 57% 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58, 73%, 67%)
HWBhwb(58 18% 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 73%, 33%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(66.58 -8.32 58.15)
LCHlch(66.58 58.75 98.14)
OKLaboklab(0.7049 -0.0395 0.1293)
OKLCHoklch(0.7049 0.1352 106.97)
Decimal11183406

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colordarkkhaki ΔE 7.3
Closest web-safe color#999933
Hue58°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)57% / 73%
Lightness (HSL)42%
Brightness or Value (HSV)67%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)60% / 62%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.3565
Red / Green / Blue170 / 165 / 46

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.58:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
8.13:1
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 50.4 / -51.6 · As background with white / black text: Lc -55.5 / 53.6

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: #aaa52e;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(70.49% 0.1352 106.97);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(170 165 46 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#aaa52e] text-[#aaa52e] border-[#aaa52e]">