#FFAA00 Color

#FFAA00 is rgb(255, 170, 0) in RGB, hsl(40, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange (#FFA500), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFAA00

HEX#FFAA00

RGBrgb(255, 170, 0)

HSLhsl(40, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(40, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 100%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.171 73.3)

LABlab(76.72% 25.03 79.79)

LCHlch(76.72% 83.62 72.58)

What #FFAA00 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 #FFAA00, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Orange#FFA500ΔE 2.81 Bright Yellow (Crayola)#FFAA1DΔE 4.13 Vivid Orange Peel#FFA000ΔE 5.6 Orange (RYB)#FB9902ΔE 8.6 Cantaloupe#FFA62BΔE 8.83 Traffic Yellow#F7B500ΔE 8.98

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

#FFAA00 Channel Values

How #FFAA00 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 255 · G 170 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 40° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 40° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 33% · Y 100% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.91:1 vs white · 11:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFAA00 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FFAA00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFAA00; 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 #FFAA00

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

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How #FFAA00 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#FFAA00

Protanopia#BCBC00

Protanomaly#DAB500

Deuteranopia#CBCB00

Deuteranomaly#E2BF00

Tritanopia#FFA0A0

Tritanomaly#FFA47F

Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

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Using #FFAA00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffaa00: #FFAA00;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFAA00;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffaa00': '#FFAA00' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.667, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_ffaa00">#FFAA00</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFAA00"

More Yellow Colors

#FFAA00 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

#FFAA00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFAA00?

#FFAA00 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(255, 170, 0) in RGB and hsl(40, 100%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange (#FFA500), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.81.

What is the RGB value of #FFAA00?

#FFAA00 is rgb(255, 170, 0) — red 255, green 170, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFAA00?

#FFAA00 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 100%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFAA00 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFAA00 scores 1.91:1 against white and 11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFAA00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFAA00 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 orange (#FFA500) at a CIE76 distance of 2.81, which is very hard to tell apart.

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