Recognised as Colour
#AA8304
- #AA8304
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#AA8304 is a yellow with RGB values 170, 131, 4 and HSL 46°, 95%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#AA8304#AA8304
HEX#AA8304
RGBrgb(170, 131, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5137, 0.0157
RGB percentages66.7%, 51.4%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(45.9, 95.4%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 97.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 22.9%, 97.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,174,660
CSS custom property--colour: #AA8304;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#557CFB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#042BAA
Analogous#AA3004, #7EAA04
Triadic#04AA83, #8304AA
Split complementary#047EAA, #3004AA
Tetradic#04AA30, #042BAA, #AA047E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G131
B4
Red170 (66.7%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue45.9°
Saturation (HSL)95.4%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 83 · B 04
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