Palettes / Colors / #AA8A22

#AA8A22 — Yellow

#AA8A22 is a yellow color we call 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 #AA8A22 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.

#AA8A22 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 #2242AA; it also sits naturally between #AA4622 and #86AA22. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 54% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 80% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AA8A22

.text { color: #AA8A22; }
.background { background-color: #AA8A22; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA8A22; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 138, 34); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 67%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA8A22; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 138, 34, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA8A22; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 138, 34, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA8A22">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA8A22">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2242AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA8A22: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA8A22

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:

How #AA8A22 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 #AA8A22 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA8A22?

#AA8A22 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 170, 138, 34). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA8A22?

#AA8A22 is RGB 170, 138, 34 — HSL 46°, 67%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 80%, 33%.

What colors go with #AA8A22?

Its complement is #2242AA; analogous partners are #AA4622 and #86AA22. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA8A22 for text?

Black text on #AA8A22 has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.30:1.