Close to Sage
#AAA98F
#AAA98F is a mid-tone, soft, grayish yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 66.3% green, and 56.1% blue. Its hue is 58°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AAA98F.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.39:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.78:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.39:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.78:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AAA98F as they’d see it.
#AAA98F in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #AAA98F
What color is #AAA98F?
#AAA98F is a mid-tone, soft, grayish yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 66.3% green, and 56.1% blue. Its hue is 58°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AAA98F in RGB?
#AAA98F is rgb(170, 169, 143): 170 red, 169 green, and 143 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AAA98F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 1, 16, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AAA98F?
PANTONE 451 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AAA98F?
Its complement #A5A6BF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.