Palettes / Colors / #AAA925
#AAA925 — Yellow
#AAA925 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #AAA925 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.
#AAA925 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 #2626AB; it also sits naturally between #AB6926 and #69AB26. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AAA925 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 169, 37 |
| HSL | 60°, 64%, 41% |
| HSV | 60°, 78%, 67% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 78%, 33% |
| XYZ | 31.10, 37.06, 7.26 |
| Yxy | 37.06, 0.4124, 0.4913 |
| CIE-Lab | 67.32, -14.59, 62.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 60.87, -12.28, 33.46 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 66% · Blue 15%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 78% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
CSS code for #AAA925
.text { color: #AAA925; }
.background { background-color: #AAA925; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA925; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 169, 37); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 64%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA925; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 169, 37, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA925; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 169, 37, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AAA925">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA925">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AAA925
Tints of #AAA925
Tones of #AAA925
Color harmonies
Complementary — #2626AB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.50:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.41:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AAA925: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA925
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 #AAA925: ·
How #AAA925 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 #AAA925 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
Browse neighbouring colors
Frequently asked questions
What color is #AAA925?
#AAA925 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 170, 169, 37). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA925?
#AAA925 is RGB 170, 169, 37 — HSL 60°, 64%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 78%, 33%.
What colors go with #AAA925?
Its complement is #2626AB; analogous partners are #AB6926 and #69AB26. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AAA925 for text?
Black text on #AAA925 has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.50:1.