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#AAA550 Color

#AAA550 is rgb(170, 165, 80) in RGB, hsl(57, 36%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 53%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Green (#B5B35C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAA550
HEX#AAA550
RGBrgb(170, 165, 80)
HSLhsl(57, 36%, 49%)
HSVhsv(57, 53%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 53%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.108 105.8)
LABlab(66.83% -6.69 44.03)
LCHlch(66.83% 44.53 98.64)

What #AAA550 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 #AAA550, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AAA550 Channel Values

How #AAA550 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 165 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 57° · S 36% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 57° · S 53% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 53% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.56:1 vs white · 8.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAA550 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 text2.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAA550 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAA550

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAA550; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AAA550

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAA550.

How #AAA550 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#AAA550
Protanopia#A6A650
Protanomaly#A8A650
Deuteranopia#A7A750
Deuteranomaly#A8A650
Tritanopia#B19D9D
Tritanomaly#AEA085
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAA550 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaa550: #AAA550;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAA550;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaa550': '#AAA550' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.647, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_aaa550">#AAA550</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAA550"

More Yellow Colors

#AAA550 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAA550 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAA550?

#AAA550 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(170, 165, 80) in RGB and hsl(57, 36%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Green (#B5B35C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #AAA550?

#AAA550 is rgb(170, 165, 80) — red 170, green 165, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAA550?

#AAA550 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 53%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAA550 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAA550 scores 2.56:1 against white and 8.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAA550 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAA550 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 8.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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