HEX atlas value

#AA9103

#AA9103 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 170, 145, 3, HSL 51, 97%, 34%, has luminance 0.288, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#AA9103 Sample readable text

HEX #AA9103

RGB rgb(170, 145, 3)

HSL hsl(51 97% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 98, 33)

Luminance 0.288

Contrast Black 6.76:1White 3.11:1

CSS

--color-aa9103: #AA9103;
.background-aa9103 { background-color: #AA9103; }
.text-aa9103 { color: #AA9103; }

Luminance0.288

Black text6.76:1AA Pass

White text3.11:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#AA9103","rgb":[170,145,3],"hsl":[51,97,34],"cmyk":[0,15,98,33],"luminance":0.288,"contrast":{"black":6.76,"white":3.11}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.11,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBD80E","hex":"#FBD80E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.93,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#031CAB","hex":"#031CAB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.76,"contrastWhite":11.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#504501","hex":"#504501","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.19,"contrastWhite":9.58,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#70AB03","hex":"#70AB03","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.52,"contrastWhite":2.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/aa9103.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#031CAB","analogous":["#AB3D03","#70AB03"],"triadic":["#03AB92","#9203AB"],"tetradic":["#03AB3D","#031CAB","#AB0370"],"splitComplementary":["#0370AB","#3D03AB"],"monochromatic":["#FBD80E","#AA9103","#504501"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBD80E","dark":"#504501","saturated":"#AD9300","desaturated":"#988416","pastel":"#ECD241","neon":"#D6B600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":19.519221295943137},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":45.40925015897091},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":51.778373863998475},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":52.848841046895245},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":58.309518948453004}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AA9103

#AA9103 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #AA9103 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 170, 145, and 3, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg with 97% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.288, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.76:1AA Pass

White text3.11:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AA9103 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.76:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.11:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBD80E#000000 text · best 14.93:1#FBD80E

#031CAB#FFFFFF text · best 11.95:1#031CAB

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

#504501#FFFFFF text · best 9.58:1#504501

#70AB03#000000 text · best 7.52:1#70AB03

Generated Palette

#AA9103#AA9103

#031CAB#031CAB

#AB3D03#AB3D03

#70AB03#70AB03

#FBD80E#FBD80E

#504501#504501

Color Harmonies

#031CAB#031CAB

#AB3D03#AB3D03

#70AB03#70AB03

#03AB92#03AB92

#9203AB#9203AB

Variants

#FBD80E#FBD80E

#504501#504501

#AD9300#AD9300

#988416#988416

#ECD241#ECD241

#D6B600#D6B600

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Olive#808000

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Ochre#CC7722

Copper#B87333

#AA9103

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AA9103

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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