HEX atlas value

#AAAE7A

#AAAE7A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Sage Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 170, 174, 122, HSL 65, 24%, 58%, has luminance 0.4022, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#AAAE7A Sample readable text

HEX #AAAE7A

RGB rgb(170, 174, 122)

HSL hsl(65 24% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 30, 32)

Luminance 0.4022

Contrast Black 9.04:1White 2.32:1

CSS

--color-aaae7a: #AAAE7A;
.background-aaae7a { background-color: #AAAE7A; }
.text-aaae7a { color: #AAAE7A; }

Luminance0.4022

Black text9.04:1AA Pass

White text2.32:1AA 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":"#AAAE7A","rgb":[170,174,122],"hsl":[65,24,58],"cmyk":[2,0,30,32],"luminance":0.4022,"contrast":{"black":9.04,"white":2.32}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.04,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CED0B3","hex":"#CED0B3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.3,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BDC563","hex":"#BDC563","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.33,"contrastWhite":1.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.97,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Sage Gray adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/aaae7a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7E7AAE","analogous":["#AE987A","#90AE7A"],"triadic":["#7AA9AE","#AE7AA9"],"tetradic":["#7AAE98","#7E7AAE","#AE7A90"],"splitComplementary":["#7A90AE","#987AAE"],"monochromatic":["#CED0B3","#AAAE7A","#7A7E4E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CED0B3","dark":"#7A7E4E","saturated":"#BDC563","desaturated":"#969692","pastel":"#D7D8D0","neon":"#F1FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":16.24807680927192},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":19.82422760159901},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":23.345235059857504},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":25.059928172283335},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":25.059928172283335}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AAAE7A

#AAAE7A is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #AAAE7A is visually closest to Sage Gray, a named yellow color with HEX #B2AC88.

The RGB channels are 170, 174, and 122, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 24% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.4022, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.04:1AA Pass

White text2.32:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AAAE7A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.04:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.32:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CED0B3#000000 text · best 13.3:1#CED0B3

#BDC563#000000 text · best 11.33:1#BDC563

Sand#000000 text · best 9.97:1#C2B280

Willow Green#000000 text · best 9.92:1#A8B88F

Sage Gray#000000 text · best 9.15:1#B2AC88

Generated Palette

#AAAE7A#AAAE7A

#7E7AAE#7E7AAE

#AE987A#AE987A

#90AE7A#90AE7A

#CED0B3#CED0B3

#7A7E4E#7A7E4E

Color Harmonies

#7E7AAE#7E7AAE

#AE987A#AE987A

#90AE7A#90AE7A

#7AA9AE#7AA9AE

#AE7AA9#AE7AA9

Variants

#CED0B3#CED0B3

#7A7E4E#7A7E4E

#BDC563#BDC563

#969692#969692

#D7D8D0#D7D8D0

#F1FF52#F1FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Sage Green#9CAF88

Willow Green#A8B88F

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

#AAAE7A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AAAE7A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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