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#aa9905 color: Nuclear Fallout

#aa9905 is rgb(170, 153, 5) in RGB and oklch(67.691% 0.14044 101.384) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

67.7%
0.140
101°
  • Yellow
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.89:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.27:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

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About #aa9905

#aa9905 is a bright yellow color. In OKLCH it has 67.7% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 101°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.89:1 contrast and black text 7.27:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Nuclear Fallout (#aa9900). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium yellow colors

Lighter: #aa9905 mixed with white

  1. aa9905
  2. b2a338
  3. baae54
  4. c2b86c
  5. cbc282
  6. d3cc97
  7. dcd6ac
  8. e4e0c1
  9. edebd6
  10. f6f5ea

Darker: #aa9905 mixed with black

  1. aa9905
  2. 938404
  3. 7d7003
  4. 685d02
  5. 534a01
  6. 3f3801
  7. 2d2700
  8. 1b1700
  9. 0b0800
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aa9905 with less saturation

  1. aa9905
  2. a8992b
  3. a6993e
  4. a4994d
  5. a2995a
  6. a09966
  7. 9e9971
  8. 9c997b
  9. 9b9885
  10. 99988e

Questions about #aa9905

What color is #aa9905?

#aa9905 is bright yellow. The closest named color is Nuclear Fallout. In RGB it is rgb(170, 153, 5), in HSL hsl(53.82, 94.29%, 34.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.691% 0.14044 101.384).

What colors go well with #aa9905?

The complementary color of #aa9905 is #8a8beb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cc8615 and #77a946. The triadic partners are #00a9d4 and #d072b0.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa9905?

Black text reads better on #aa9905: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and black gives 7.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa9905 a warm or cool color?

#aa9905 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 101 degrees, its lightness 67.7% and its chroma 0.14.