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#aaa356 color: Desert Locust

#aaa356 is rgb(170, 163, 86) in RGB and oklch(70.463% 0.09945 104.007) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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55°
100%

70.5%
0.099
104°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • olive-400
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.60:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aaa356

#aaa356 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.5% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 104°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.6:1 contrast and black text 8.08:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Desert Locust (#a9a450). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #aaa356 mixed with white

  1. aaa356
  2. b2ac68
  3. bab579
  4. c3be8a
  5. cbc89b
  6. d3d1ac
  7. dcdabc
  8. e5e3cd
  9. edecdd
  10. f6f6ee

Darker: #aaa356 mixed with black

  1. aaa356
  2. 938d4a
  3. 7d783e
  4. 686332
  5. 534f27
  6. 3f3c1c
  7. 2d2a12
  8. 1b1908
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aaa356 with less saturation

  1. aaa356
  2. a9a35f
  3. a8a367
  4. a7a26f
  5. a6a277
  6. a5a27e
  7. a4a285
  8. a3a18c
  9. a2a193
  10. a1a099

Questions about #aaa356

What color is #aaa356?

#aaa356 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(170, 163, 86), in HSL hsl(55, 33.07%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.463% 0.09945 104.007).

What colors go well with #aaa356?

The complementary color of #aaa356 is #9897dc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c59656 and #86ae6d. The triadic partners are #50adce and #cc87af.

Is white or black text more readable on #aaa356?

Black text reads better on #aaa356: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and black gives 8.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aaa356 a warm or cool color?

#aaa356 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 104 degrees, its lightness 70.5% and its chroma 0.099.