Palettes / Colors / #AAA516
#AAA516 — Yellow
#AAA516 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 #AAA516 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.
#AAA516 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 #161BAC; it also sits naturally between #AC5C16 and #66AC16. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AAA516 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 165, 22 |
| HSL | 58°, 77%, 38% |
| HSV | 58°, 87%, 67% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 87%, 33% |
| XYZ | 30.18, 35.51, 6.02 |
| Yxy | 35.51, 0.4208, 0.4952 |
| CIE-Lab | 66.15, -12.98, 65.43 |
| Hunter Lab | 59.59, -10.89, 33.73 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 65% · Blue 9%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 87% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AAA516
.text { color: #AAA516; }
.background { background-color: #AAA516; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA516; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 165, 22); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 77%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA516; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 165, 22, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA516; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 165, 22, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AAA516">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA516">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #161BAC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.10:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AAA516: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA516
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 #AAA516: ·
How #AAA516 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 #AAA516 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 #AAA516?
#AAA516 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 170, 165, 22). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA516?
#AAA516 is RGB 170, 165, 22 — HSL 58°, 77%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 87%, 33%.
What colors go with #AAA516?
Its complement is #161BAC; analogous partners are #AC5C16 and #66AC16. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AAA516 for text?
Black text on #AAA516 has a contrast ratio of 8.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.59:1.