Color #AAA37F Color / Colour Code #AAA37F
This page shows the hex color code for color #aaa37f (#AAA37F). The colour is a yellow tone with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #AAA37F against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#AAA37F paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 20, 50, and 80 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 50, 170, and 290 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #AAA37F
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 50 and saturation at 20%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 50 to 95 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 50 with its complement at 230 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #AAA37F
Lightness variations at hue 50 and 20% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #AAA37F
Design Use Cases for #AAA37F
Muted Accent Color
With 20% saturation, #AAA37F has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Soft Accent & Highlight
With 58% lightness, #AAA37F has a softer, more approachable quality. It works well for hover states, subtle highlights, progress indicators, and secondary UI elements. This lightness range is particularly effective for tag backgrounds and status indicators.
Attention & Optimism
#AAA37F is in the yellow spectrum (hue 50). Yellow attracts attention faster than any other color. Use it for warning labels, featured content markers, star ratings, and tooltip backgrounds. Pair with dark text since yellow often fails contrast checks against white.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #AAA37F (hue 50) to its complement at hue 230. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 80. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa37f, #7e86a9);
CSS Code for #AAA37F
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Colors visually similar to #AAA37F based on RGB, lightness, and hue variations.
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About Color #AAA37F (#AAA37F)
#AAA37F is a yellow color (colour) with RGB channel values of 170 red, 163 green, and 127 blue. The red channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 50 degrees with 20% saturation and 58% lightness, placing it in the warm range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #AAA37F is 161/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This is a medium-brightness color that can work with either dark or light text depending on font weight and size. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow, and 33% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #AAA37F against white is 2.54:1 and against black is 8.25:1. This does not meet AA requirements on white. Use it on dark backgrounds where it achieves 8.25:1, or use it exclusively for decorative purposes.
The complementary colour #7E86A9 creates maximum visual tension when paired with #AAA37F. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #A98D7E and #9BA97E, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #AAA37F
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #AAA37F?
- #AAA37F is Color #AAA37F, a yellow color (colour) with RGB(170, 163, 127), HSL(50, 20%, 58%), and CMYK(0%, 4%, 25%, 33%). Its perceived brightness is 161/255.
- Is #AAA37F accessible for text?
- Against white, #AAA37F has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 (fails AA for normal text). Against black, it has 8.25:1 (passes AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #AAA37F?
- The complementary colour is #7E86A9 (hue 230). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #A98D7E and #9BA97E. The triadic palette adds #7EA9A2 and #A27EA9 for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #AAA37F in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #aaa37f; or rgb(170, 163, 127); or hsl(50, 20%, 58%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 50 20% 58%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.