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#AAA514 — Vivid Yellow

#AAA514 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 #AAA514 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.

#AAA514 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 #1419A9; it also sits naturally between #A95914 and #63A914. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AAA514 · RGB 170, 165, 20

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Color values

HEX#AAA514
RGB170, 165, 20
HSL58°, 79%, 37%
HSV58°, 88%, 67%
CMYK0%, 3%, 88%, 33%
XYZ30.16, 35.51, 5.93
Yxy35.51, 0.4213, 0.4960
CIE-Lab66.14, -13.02, 65.83
Hunter Lab59.59, -10.92, 33.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 65% · Blue 8%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 88% · Key 33%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AAA514 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AAA514 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AAA514

.text { color: #AAA514; }
.background { background-color: #AAA514; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA514; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 165, 20); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 79%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA514; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 165, 20, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA514; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 165, 20, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA514">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA514">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAA514

#9B9712#898510#7B780E#6E6A0D#605D0B#4E4B09#403E07#323106#201F04#121202

Tints of #AAA514

#C4BE17#E0D91A#E7E132#EAE54D#EDE968#F0EC7F#F3F09B#F6F4B6#FAF8D1#FDFCED

Tones of #AAA514

#9F9A1E#93902A#898634#7E7C3E#747349#696854

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1419A9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.59:1 Fails
Against black text8.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #AAA514: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA514

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AAA514: ·

How #AAA514 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #A8A837Deuteranopia · #A8A940Tritanopia · #AA5359

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:

Tailwind yellow 600 · #CA8A04Tailwind lime 500 · #84CC16Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AAA514 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Voyage
#A9A417 · #92E850 · #19E038 · #54E1BF
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Dreamy Saffron
#B4AD13 · #B5E720 · #9CED58 · #AAF49C
Frozen Cinder
#9C2687 · #7F2038 · #7D3A1C · #B19F1F
Tranquil Ruby Orchard
#BB6E1A · #B3B011 · #659D1E · #2DAF1E
Velvet Ruby Mirage
#B41B44 · #A62618 · #AB5911 · #B29919

Similar colors

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

#A9A417#AC9C12#B4AD13#B19F1F#B3B011#B29919#9E9B16#9F9810#A3B515#B1991F#9D9E1E#A0AD21

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA514?

#AAA514 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 170, 165, 20). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA514?

#AAA514 is RGB 170, 165, 20 — HSL 58°, 79%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 88%, 33%.

What colors go with #AAA514?

Its complement is #1419A9; analogous partners are #A95914 and #63A914. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA514 for text?

Black text on #AAA514 has a contrast ratio of 8.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.59:1.