HEX atlas value

#AAA403

#AAA403 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 170, 164, 3, HSL 58, 97%, 34%, has luminance 0.351, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#AAA403 Sample readable text

HEX #AAA403

RGB rgb(170, 164, 3)

HSL hsl(58 97% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 98, 33)

Luminance 0.351

Contrast Black 8.02:1White 2.62:1

CSS

--color-aaa403: #AAA403;
.background-aaa403 { background-color: #AAA403; }
.text-aaa403 { color: #AAA403; }

Luminance0.351

Black text8.02:1AA Pass

White text2.62:1AA 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":"#AAA403","rgb":[170,164,3],"hsl":[58,97,34],"cmyk":[0,4,98,33],"luminance":0.351,"contrast":{"black":8.02,"white":2.62}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.02,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.62,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBF30E","hex":"#FBF30E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.93,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#0308AB","hex":"#0308AB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.63,"contrastWhite":12.92,"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/aaa403.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":"#0308AB","analogous":["#AB5103","#5CAB03"],"triadic":["#03ABA5","#A503AB"],"tetradic":["#03AB51","#0308AB","#AB035C"],"splitComplementary":["#035CAB","#5103AB"],"monochromatic":["#FBF30E","#AAA403","#504E01"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBF30E","dark":"#504E01","saturated":"#ADA800","desaturated":"#989316","pastel":"#ECE641","neon":"#D6CF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":34.058772731852805},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":35.9722114972099},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":47.042533945356304},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":55.39855593785816},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":55.767373974394744}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AAA403

#AAA403 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #AAA403 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 170, 164, and 3, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 58deg 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 0.351, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 34.06, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.02:1AA Pass

White text2.62:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AAA403 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.02:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.62:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBF30E#000000 text · best 17.93:1#FBF30E

#0308AB#FFFFFF text · best 12.92:1#0308AB

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

#AAA403#AAA403

#0308AB#0308AB

#AB5103#AB5103

#5CAB03#5CAB03

#FBF30E#FBF30E

#504E01#504E01

Color Harmonies

#0308AB#0308AB

#AB5103#AB5103

#5CAB03#5CAB03

#03ABA5#03ABA5

#A503AB#A503AB

Variants

#FBF30E#FBF30E

#504E01#504E01

#ADA800#ADA800

#989316#989316

#ECE641#ECE641

#D6CF00#D6CF00

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Olive#808000

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

#AAA403

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AAA403

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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