Colour
#AA8600
- #AA8600
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#AA8600 is a yellow with RGB values 170, 134, 0 and HSL 47°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#AA8600#AA8600
HEX#AA8600
RGBrgb(170, 134, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5255, 0
RGB percentages66.7%, 52.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(47.3, 100%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.3, 100%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 21.2%, 100%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,175,424
CSS custom property--colour: #AA8600;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#5579FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0024AA
Analogous#AA3100, #79AA00
Triadic#00AA86, #8600AA
Split complementary#0079AA, #3100AA
Tetradic#00AA31, #0024AA, #AA0079
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G134
B0
Red170 (66.7%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue47.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 86 · B 00
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