Information about #AAC02A color

#AAC02A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AAC02A falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 192, 42) — 66.7% red, 75.3% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 59 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AAC02A is a vivid, lively sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Pea (#A4BF20). Slightly further away sit Bahia (#A9C01C) and Sick Green (#9DB92C).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(170, 192, 42)), which gives #AAC02A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AAC02A: 10.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. No one has named #AAC02A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AAC02A color variations

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#AAC02A 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 #AAC02A

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

Pea color link
Pea

#A4BF20

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Salad Green color link
Salad Green

#A1C935

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Jardin Green color link
Jardin Green

#A5CF35

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Yellow Green color link
Yellow Green

#9ACD32

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Gross Green color link
Gross Green

#A0BF16

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

#AAC02A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAC02A
  • RGB170, 192, 42
  • CMYK9, 0, 59, 25
  • CSSrgb(170, 192, 42)
  • HSL69°, 64%, 46%
  • HSL Precise68.8°, 64.103%, 45.882%
  • HSV69°, 78%, 75%
  • HSB69°, 78%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.753, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.753, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.753, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAAC02A
  • DECIMAL ID11190314
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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