Palettes / Colors / #AA830F
#AA830F — Vivid Yellow
#AA830F is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #AA830F when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#AA830F is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #0F35A9; it also sits naturally between #A9350F and #82A90F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AA830F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 131, 15 |
| HSL | 45°, 84%, 36% |
| HSV | 45°, 91%, 67% |
| CMYK | 0%, 23%, 91%, 33% |
| XYZ | 24.78, 24.81, 3.94 |
| Yxy | 24.81, 0.4629, 0.4635 |
| CIE-Lab | 56.89, 5.22, 59.55 |
| Hunter Lab | 49.81, 4.35, 28.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 51% · Blue 6%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 91% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AA830F
.text { color: #AA830F; }
.background { background-color: #AA830F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA830F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 131, 15); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 84%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA830F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 131, 15, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA830F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 131, 15, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AA830F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA830F">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #0F35A9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.52:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.96:1 AA |
Best text color on #AA830F: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA830F
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AA830F: ·
How #AA830F looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #AA830F rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AA830F?
#AA830F is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 170, 131, 15). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AA830F?
#AA830F is RGB 170, 131, 15 — HSL 45°, 84%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 91%, 33%.
What colors go with #AA830F?
Its complement is #0F35A9; analogous partners are #A9350F and #82A90F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AA830F for text?
Black text on #AA830F has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.52:1.