Palettes / Colors / #AAA81E
#AAA81E — Yellow
#AAA81E 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 #AAA81E 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.
#AAA81E 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 #1E20A9; it also sits naturally between #A9611E and #66A91E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AAA81E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 168, 30 |
| HSL | 59°, 70%, 39% |
| HSV | 59°, 82%, 67% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 82%, 33% |
| XYZ | 30.81, 36.65, 6.68 |
| Yxy | 36.65, 0.4156, 0.4943 |
| CIE-Lab | 67.01, -14.32, 64.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 60.54, -12.03, 33.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 66% · Blue 12%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 82% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AAA81E
.text { color: #AAA81E; }
.background { background-color: #AAA81E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA81E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 168, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 70%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA81E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 168, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA81E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 168, 30, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AAA81E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA81E">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #1E20A9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.52:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.33:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AAA81E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA81E
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 #AAA81E: ·
How #AAA81E 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 #AAA81E 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 #AAA81E?
#AAA81E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 170, 168, 30). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA81E?
#AAA81E is RGB 170, 168, 30 — HSL 59°, 70%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 82%, 33%.
What colors go with #AAA81E?
Its complement is #1E20A9; analogous partners are #A9611E and #66A91E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AAA81E for text?
Black text on #AAA81E has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.52:1.