ColorTool
Log in
#AAAE50

#aaae50 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#aaae50 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 68.24% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.02% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 62.55°, with 37.01% saturation and 49.8% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 5.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#999966
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.394

Complementary

  1. #aaae50
  2. #5450ae

Split complementary

  1. #aaae50
  2. #507bae
  3. #8350ae

Analogous

  1. #ae8350
  2. #aaae50
  3. #7bae50

Triadic

  1. #aaae50
  2. #50aaae
  3. #ae50aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaae50
  2. #50ae54
  3. #5450ae
  4. #ae50aa

Square

  1. #aaae50
  2. #50ae83
  3. #5450ae
  4. #ae507b

Monochromatic

  1. #444520
  2. #777a38
  3. #aaae50
  4. #c4c684
  5. #dddfb8

Shades

#aaae50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaae50
  2. #999d48
  3. #888b40
  4. #777a38
  5. #666830
  6. #555728
  7. #444620
  8. #333418
  9. #222310
  10. #111108
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaae50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaae50
  2. #b3b662
  3. #bbbe73
  4. #c4c685
  5. #ccce96
  6. #d5d7a8
  7. #dddfb9
  8. #e6e7cb
  9. #eeefdc
  10. #f7f7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaae50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaae50
  2. #a6a955
  3. #a2a55a
  4. #9da05e
  5. #999c63
  6. #959768
  7. #91926d
  8. #8d8e72
  9. #888976
  10. #84857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9ab8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa747 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baaa55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4a599 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4aa4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4ac53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0a882 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-aaae50 {
  color: #aaae50;
}
Background
.bg-aaae50 {
  background-color: #aaae50;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaae50 {
  border: 2px solid #aaae50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaae50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 174 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 37% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaae50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaae50, #7bae50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaae50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 174 80 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.03 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.75 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.77 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.97 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.09 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.46 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.82 #5551af Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#aaae50  rgb(170, 174, 80)  hsl(63, 37%, 50%)  Dark Khaki
#5450ae  rgb(84, 80, 174)  hsl(243, 37%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#50aaae  rgb(80, 170, 174)  hsl(183, 37%, 50%)  Cadet Blue
#ae50aa  rgb(174, 80, 170)  hsl(303, 37%, 50%)  Purpureus