Information about #AAAA22 color

#AAAA22 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AAAA22 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 170, 34) — 66.7% red, 66.7% green, 13.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 53 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively yellow, #AAAA22 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Citron (#9FA91F). Slightly further away sit Earls Green (#B8A722) and Vomit (#A2A415).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 170, 34) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. #AAAA22 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AAAA22 color variations

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

#AAAA22 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 #AAAA22

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

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Pea color link
Pea

#A4BF20

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAAA22
  • RGB170, 170, 34
  • CMYK0, 0, 53, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 170, 34)
  • HSL60°, 67%, 40%
  • HSL Precise60°, 66.667%, 40%
  • HSV60°, 80%, 67%
  • HSB60°, 80%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.667, 0.133)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.667, 0.133, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.667, 0.133)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAAAA22
  • DECIMAL ID11184674
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01