All About Color #AA8A22

#AA8A22

About #AA8A22

#AA8A22 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #AA8A22. In RGB it is red 170, green 138, blue 34; in HSL it is hue 46°, saturation 67%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 19%, 80%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 3.30:1 on white and 6.37:1 on black.

#AA8A22 Color Conversion

Hex tripletAA, 8A, 22
CMYK0.00%, 18.82%, 80.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal170, 138, 34
HSL46°, 67%, 40%
RGB Octal252, 212, 42
HSV (HSB)45.88°, 80.00%, 66.67%
RGB Binary10101010, 10001010, 100010
CIE-L*AB58.82, 1.87, 55.87
RGB Percent66.67%, 54.12%, 13.33%
CIE-L*CH58.82, 55.90, 88.09
XYZ25.95, 26.84, 5.33
CIE-L*UV58.82, 27.32, 57.42
xyY0.45, 0.46, 26.84
Hunter-Lab51.81, -1.23, 30.17
RYB29.74%, 66.67%, 13.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#AA8A22 on a dark background: contrast 6.37:1, passes WCAG AA.
#AA8A22 on a light background: contrast 3.30:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #AA8A22, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#AA8A22 · #DCBA4C · #5E4C13 · #2242AA · #4C6EDC

Analogous palette

#AA2242 · #AA4622 · #AA8A22 · #86AA22 · #42AA22

Triadic palette

#AA8A22 · #22AA8A · #8A22AA · #DCBA4C · #4CDCBA

Tetradic palette

#AA8A22 · #22AA46 · #2242AA · #AA2286 · #5E4C13

Monochromatic palette

#2B2308 · #6A5715 · #AA8A22 · #D9B53F · #E6CE7F

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