Palettes / Colors / #AAA424
#AAA424 — Yellow
#AAA424 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 #AAA424 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.
#AAA424 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 #242AA8; it also sits naturally between #A85F24 and #6DA824. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AAA424 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 164, 36 |
| HSL | 57°, 65%, 40% |
| HSV | 57°, 79%, 67% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 79%, 33% |
| XYZ | 30.17, 35.22, 6.88 |
| Yxy | 35.22, 0.4175, 0.4874 |
| CIE-Lab | 65.92, -12.04, 61.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 59.35, -10.11, 32.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 64% · Blue 14%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 79% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AAA424
.text { color: #AAA424; }
.background { background-color: #AAA424; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA424; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 164, 36); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 65%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA424; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 164, 36, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA424; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 164, 36, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AAA424">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA424">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #242AA8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.61:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.04:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AAA424: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA424
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 #AAA424: ·
How #AAA424 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 #AAA424 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 #AAA424?
#AAA424 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 170, 164, 36). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA424?
#AAA424 is RGB 170, 164, 36 — HSL 57°, 65%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 79%, 33%.
What colors go with #AAA424?
Its complement is #242AA8; analogous partners are #A85F24 and #6DA824. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AAA424 for text?
Black text on #AAA424 has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.61:1.