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#AA8903 Color

#AA8903 is rgb(170, 137, 3) in RGB, hsl(48, 97%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 98%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Gold (#B29700), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA8903
HEX#AA8903
RGBrgb(170, 137, 3)
HSLhsl(48, 97%, 34%)
HSVhsv(48, 98%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 98%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.131 91.6)
LABlab(58.87% 5.12 62.43)
LCHlch(58.87% 62.64 85.31)

What #AA8903 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AA8903, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Gold#B29700ΔE 7.06Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 7.99Satin Sheen Gold#CBA135ΔE 10.96Lemon Curry#CCA01DΔE 11.08Caramel#C68E17ΔE 11.11Vivid Amber#CC9900ΔE 12.92

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#AA8903 Channel Values

How #AA8903 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 170 · G 137 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 97% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 98% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 98% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.34:1 vs white · 6.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA8903 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AA8903 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AA8903

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA8903; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AA8903
Complementary
#0324AB
Analogous
#AB3503
Analogous
#78AB03
Triadic
#03AB89
Triadic
#8903AB
Split comp.
#0378AB
Split comp.
#3503AB

Tints & Shades of #AA8903

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D8AD03
#FBCC0E
#FCD53B
#FDE06D
#FDEA9B
#FEF3C8

Shades

#977902
#7E6502
#695502
#554501
#413401
#282001

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA8903.

How #AA8903 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AA8903
Protanopia#8F8F01
Protanomaly#9B8D02
Deuteranopia#959500
Deuteranomaly#9E9000
Tritanopia#B08181
Tritanomaly#AE8466
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AA8903 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aa8903: #AA8903;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA8903;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa8903': '#AA8903' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.537, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_aa8903">#AA8903</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA8903"

More Yellow Colors

#AA8903 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AA8903 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA8903?

#AA8903 is a dark yellow — rgb(170, 137, 3) in RGB and hsl(48, 97%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Gold (#B29700), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.06.

What is the RGB value of #AA8903?

#AA8903 is rgb(170, 137, 3) — red 170, green 137, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA8903?

#AA8903 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 98%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA8903 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AA8903 scores 3.34:1 against white and 6.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA8903 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA8903 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 7.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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