#AAAC5D Color

#AAAC5D is rgb(170, 172, 93) in RGB, hsl(62, 32%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 46%, 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 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAAC5D

HEX#AAAC5D

RGBrgb(170, 172, 93)

HSLhsl(62, 32%, 52%)

HSVhsv(62, 46%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 46%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.102 110)

LABlab(68.88% -9.27 40.07)

LCHlch(68.88% 41.13 103.02)

What #AAAC5D 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 #AAAC5D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 5.09 Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 5.94 Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 10.25 Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 10.96 Vegas Gold#C5B358ΔE 11.76 Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 12.7

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

#AAAC5D Channel Values

How #AAAC5D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 170 · G 172 · B 93	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 62° · S 32% · L 52%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 62° · S 46% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 1% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.39:1 vs white · 8.77:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAAC5D 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 text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAAC5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAAC5D; 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

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AAAC5D

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 #AAAC5D.

How #AAAC5D 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#AAAC5D

Protanopia#ACAC5D

Protanomaly#ABAC5D

Deuteranopia#ABAB5D

Deuteranomaly#ABAC5D

Tritanopia#B1A5A5

Tritanomaly#AEA88D

Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

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Using #AAAC5D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaac5d: #AAAC5D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAAC5D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaac5d': '#AAAC5D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.675, blue: 0.365)

Android XML<color name="color_aaac5d">#AAAC5D</color>

SVG fillfill="#AAAC5D"

More Yellow Colors

#AAAC5D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#AAAC5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAAC5D?

#AAAC5D is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(170, 172, 93) in RGB and hsl(62, 32%, 52%) 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 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #AAAC5D?

#AAAC5D is rgb(170, 172, 93) — red 170, green 172, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAAC5D?

#AAAC5D converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 46%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAAC5D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAAC5D scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAAC5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAAC5D 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 5.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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