Close to Citron
#AAA516
#AAA516 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Citron. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 64.7% green, and 8.6% blue. Its hue is 58°, with 77% saturation and 38% 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 #AAA516.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.59:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.10:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.59:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.10:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AAA516 as they’d see it.
#AAA516 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 #AAA516
What color is #AAA516?
#AAA516 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Citron. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 64.7% green, and 8.6% blue. Its hue is 58°, with 77% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AAA516 in RGB?
#AAA516 is rgb(170, 165, 22): 170 red, 165 green, and 22 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AAA516 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 3, 87, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AAA516?
PANTONE 399 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AAA516?
Its complement #AD8FFC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.