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#AAAF08 Color

#AAAF08 is rgb(170, 175, 8) in RGB, hsl(62, 91%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 95%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAAF08
HEX#AAAF08
RGBrgb(170, 175, 8)
HSLhsl(62, 91%, 36%)
HSVhsv(62, 95%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 95%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.159 111.8)
LABlab(69.25% -13.96 68.98)
LCHlch(69.25% 70.38 101.44)

What #AAAF08 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 #AAAF08, 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.

#AAAF08 Channel Values

How #AAAF08 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 175 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 62° · S 91% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 62° · S 95% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 95% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAAF08 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 text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAAF08

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAAF08; 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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Tints & Shades of #AAAF08

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAAF08.

How #AAAF08 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#AAAF08
Protanopia#AEAE08
Protanomaly#ADAE08
Deuteranopia#ADAD0A
Deuteranomaly#ACAE09
Tritanopia#B4A5A5
Tritanomaly#B0A983
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAAF08 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaaf08: #AAAF08;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAAF08;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaaf08': '#AAAF08' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.686, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_aaaf08">#AAAF08</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAAF08"

More Yellow Colors

#AAAF08 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAAF08 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAAF08?

#AAAF08 is a dark yellow — rgb(170, 175, 8) in RGB and hsl(62, 91%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.02.

What is the RGB value of #AAAF08?

#AAAF08 is rgb(170, 175, 8) — red 170, green 175, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAAF08?

#AAAF08 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 95%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAAF08 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAAF08 scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAAF08 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAAF08 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 20.83, which is visibly different.

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