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#AAAA41 Color

#AAAA41 is rgb(170, 170, 65) in RGB, hsl(60, 45%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 62%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brass (#B5A642), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAAA41
HEX#AAAA41
RGBrgb(170, 170, 65)
HSLhsl(60, 45%, 46%)
HSVhsv(60, 62%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 62%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.127 109.2)
LABlab(68.08% -9.99 52.19)
LCHlch(68.08% 53.14 100.84)

What #AAAA41 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 #AAAA41, 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.

#AAAA41 Channel Values

How #AAAA41 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 170 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 60° · S 45% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 60° · S 62% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.46:1 vs white · 8.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAAA41 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 text2.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAAA41 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAAA41

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAAA41; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AAAA41

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 #AAAA41.

How #AAAA41 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#AAAA41
Protanopia#AAAA41
Protanomaly#AAAA41
Deuteranopia#AAAA41
Deuteranomaly#AAAA41
Tritanopia#B2A1A1
Tritanomaly#AFA585
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAAA41 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaaa41: #AAAA41;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAAA41;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaaa41': '#AAAA41' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.667, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_aaaa41">#AAAA41</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAAA41"

More Yellow Colors

#AAAA41 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAAA41 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAAA41?

#AAAA41 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(170, 170, 65) in RGB and hsl(60, 45%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.74.

What is the RGB value of #AAAA41?

#AAAA41 is rgb(170, 170, 65) — red 170, green 170, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAAA41?

#AAAA41 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 62%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAAA41 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAAA41 scores 2.46:1 against white and 8.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAAA41 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAAA41 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 14.67, which is visibly different.

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