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#AA9944 closest to Formosan Green

#AA9944 is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Formosan Green. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 60.0% green and 26.7% blue (rgb(170, 153, 68)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 43% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 60% yellow and 33% black. #AA9944 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.35:1.

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Variations of #AA9944

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AA9944 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AA9944 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AA9944 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AB9B48
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7953B
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8973F
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AB9B48
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AB9A46
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B68F86
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AE9569
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9D998A

#AA9944 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.86:1 Very poor#AA9944 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.35:1 Very good#AA9944 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AA9944 in CSS

/* Formosan Green */
.color { color: #AA9944; }
.background { background-color: #AA9944; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AA9944; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 153 68);
color: hsl(50 43% 47%);
color: oklch(0.681 0.107 98.1);

#AA9944 FAQ

What color is #AA9944?

#AA9944 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #AA9944?

#AA9944 is rgb(170, 153, 68) in RGB, hsl(50, 43%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 10%, 60%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AA9944?

The complementary color of #AA9944 is #4455AA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AA9944?

Black text has the best contrast on #AA9944: 7.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AA9944 a warm or cool color?

#AA9944 is a warm color.