Information about #AAA68C color

#AAA68C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AAA68C belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 166, 140) — 66.7% red, 65.1% green, 54.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 12 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AAA68C is a calm, restrained golden yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Double Tana (#A8A48C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Linen (#A9A790) and Bland (#AFA88B).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 166, 140) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AAA68C: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AAA68C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AAA68C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AAA68C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AAA68C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Double Tana color link
Double Tana

#A8A48C

Double Linen color link
Double Linen

#A9A790

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

Cougar color link
Cougar

#AAA08D

Bud color link
Bud

#A5A88F

Treetops color link
Treetops

#A6A28F

Stun color link
Stun

#A7AC8B

Triple Tea color link
Triple Tea

#AA9F8B

Double Ash color link
Double Ash

#A7A392

Cement color link
Cement

#A5A391

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAA68C
  • RGB170, 166, 140
  • CMYK0, 2, 12, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 166, 140)
  • HSL52°, 15%, 61%
  • HSL Precise52°, 15%, 60.784%
  • HSV52°, 18%, 67%
  • HSB52°, 18%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.651, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.651, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.651, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAAA68C
  • DECIMAL ID11183756
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01