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#AAA556 closest to Desert Locust

#AAA556 is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Desert Locust. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 64.7% green and 33.7% blue (rgb(170, 165, 86)). Its HSL value is 56° hue, 33% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 49% yellow and 33% black. #AAA556 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.23:1.

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Variations of #AAA556

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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#AAA556 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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#AAA556 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA556 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3A45A
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1A04F
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFA252
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3A45A
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0A458
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B49C93
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AEA177
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A2A2A2
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A4A394

#AAA556 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.55:1 Very poor#AAA556 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.23:1 Very good#AAA556 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA556 in CSS

/* Desert Locust */
.color { color: #AAA556; }
.background { background-color: #AAA556; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA556; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 165 86);
color: hsl(56 33% 50%);
color: oklch(0.709 0.102 105.5);

#AAA556 FAQ

What color is #AAA556?

#AAA556 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Desert Locust. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #AAA556?

#AAA556 is rgb(170, 165, 86) in RGB, hsl(56, 33%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 49%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA556?

The complementary color of #AAA556 is #565BAA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA556?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA556: 8.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA556 a warm or cool color?

#AAA556 is a warm color.