HEX atlas value

#AAA203

#AAA203 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 170, 162, 3, HSL 57, 97%, 34%, has luminance 0.3439, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#AAA203 Sample readable text

HEX #AAA203

RGB rgb(170, 162, 3)

HSL hsl(57 97% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 98, 33)

Luminance 0.3439

Contrast Black 7.88:1White 2.67:1

CSS

--color-aaa203: #AAA203;
.background-aaa203 { background-color: #AAA203; }
.text-aaa203 { color: #AAA203; }

Luminance0.3439

Black text7.88:1AA Pass

White text2.67:1AA 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":"#AAA203","rgb":[170,162,3],"hsl":[57,97,34],"cmyk":[0,5,98,33],"luminance":0.3439,"contrast":{"black":7.88,"white":2.67}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.88,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBEF0E","hex":"#FBEF0E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.45,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#030BAB","hex":"#030BAB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.64,"contrastWhite":12.8,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.18,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/aaa203.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#030BAB","analogous":["#AB4E03","#5FAB03"],"triadic":["#03ABA2","#A203AB"],"tetradic":["#03AB4E","#030BAB","#AB035F"],"splitComplementary":["#035FAB","#4E03AB"],"monochromatic":["#FBEF0E","#AAA203","#504C01"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBEF0E","dark":"#504C01","saturated":"#ADA500","desaturated":"#989116","pastel":"#ECE441","neon":"#D6CB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":32.31098884280702},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":37.49666651850535},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":48.425200051213004},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":54.120236510939236},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":56.124860801609124}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AAA203

#AAA203 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #AAA203 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 170, 162, and 3, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 57deg 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 0.3439, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 32.31, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.88:1AA Pass

White text2.67:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AAA203 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.88:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBEF0E#000000 text · best 17.45:1#FBEF0E

#030BAB#FFFFFF text · best 12.8:1#030BAB

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

Mustard Yellow#000000 text · best 10.18:1#E1AD01

Generated Palette

#AAA203#AAA203

#030BAB#030BAB

#AB4E03#AB4E03

#5FAB03#5FAB03

#FBEF0E#FBEF0E

#504C01#504C01

Color Harmonies

#030BAB#030BAB

#AB4E03#AB4E03

#5FAB03#5FAB03

#03ABA2#03ABA2

#A203AB#A203AB

Variants

#FBEF0E#FBEF0E

#504C01#504C01

#ADA500#ADA500

#989116#989116

#ECE441#ECE441

#D6CB00#D6CB00

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Olive#808000

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

#AAA203

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AAA203

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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