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#AAA078

#AAA078 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 62.7% green, and 47.1% blue. Its hue is 48°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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2.62:1 Fail
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8.01:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

2.62:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

8.01:1 AAA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AAA078 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#AAA078
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #AAA078?

#AAA078 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 62.7% green, and 47.1% blue. Its hue is 48°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #AAA078 in RGB?

#AAA078 is rgb(170, 160, 120): 170 red, 160 green, and 120 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #AAA078 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 6, 29, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #AAA078?

PANTONE 7529 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #AAA078?

Its complement #959EC6 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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