Palettes / Colors / #AAA718
#AAA718 — Yellow
#AAA718 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 #AAA718 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.
#AAA718 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 #181BAA; it also sits naturally between #AA5E18 and #63AA18. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AAA718 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 167, 24 |
| HSL | 59°, 75%, 38% |
| HSV | 59°, 86%, 67% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 86%, 33% |
| XYZ | 30.56, 36.25, 6.25 |
| Yxy | 36.25, 0.4183, 0.4962 |
| CIE-Lab | 66.71, -13.97, 65.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 60.21, -11.72, 33.97 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 65% · Blue 9%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 86% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AAA718
.text { color: #AAA718; }
.background { background-color: #AAA718; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA718; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 167, 24); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 75%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA718; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 167, 24, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA718; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 167, 24, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AAA718">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA718">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #181BAA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.55:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AAA718: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA718
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 #AAA718: ·
How #AAA718 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 #AAA718 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 #AAA718?
#AAA718 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 170, 167, 24). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA718?
#AAA718 is RGB 170, 167, 24 — HSL 59°, 75%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 86%, 33%.
What colors go with #AAA718?
Its complement is #181BAA; analogous partners are #AA5E18 and #63AA18. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AAA718 for text?
Black text on #AAA718 has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.55:1.