Information about #AAAE79 color

#AAAE79 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AAAE79 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(170, 174, 121) (66.7% red, 68.2% green, 47.5% blue), or CMYK 2 / 0 / 21 / 32 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned sunny yellow, #AAAE79 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Grayish Olive (#A8A87D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Khaki (#ADA96E) and Neutral Green (#AAA583).

The recipe behind #AAAE79 is rgb(170, 174, 121), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AAAE79: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. #AAAE79 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AAAE79 color variations

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

#AAAE79 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 #AAAE79

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

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Locust color link
Locust

#A2A580

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Hillary color link
Hillary

#A7A07E

Iguana Green color link
Iguana Green

#9CB071

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAAE79
  • RGB170, 174, 121
  • CMYK2, 0, 21, 32
  • CSSrgb(170, 174, 121)
  • HSL65°, 25%, 58%
  • HSL Precise64.528°, 24.651%, 57.843%
  • HSV65°, 30%, 68%
  • HSB65°, 30%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.682, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.682, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.682, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAAAE79
  • DECIMAL ID11185785
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01