Palettes / Colors / #AAA347

#AAA347 — Muted Yellow

#AAA347 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #AAA347 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.

#AAA347 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #474DA9; it also sits naturally between #A97147 and #7EA947. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 64% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 58% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAA347

.text { color: #AAA347; }
.background { background-color: #AAA347; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA347; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 163, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 41%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA347; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 163, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA347; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 163, 71, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA347">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA347">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAA347

Tints of #AAA347

Tones of #AAA347

Color harmonies

Complementary — #474DA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA347: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA347

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 #AAA347 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 #AAA347 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

← #AAA346  ·  #AAA348 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA347?

#AAA347 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 170, 163, 71). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA347?

#AAA347 is RGB 170, 163, 71 — HSL 56°, 41%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 58%, 33%.

What colors go with #AAA347?

Its complement is #474DA9; analogous partners are #A97147 and #7EA947. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA347 for text?

Black text on #AAA347 has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.61:1.