HEX atlas value

#AAB536

#AAB536 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 170, 181, 54, HSL 65, 54%, 46%, has luminance 0.4186, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#AAB536 Sample readable text

HEX #AAB536

RGB rgb(170, 181, 54)

HSL hsl(65 54% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 0, 70, 29)

Luminance 0.4186

Contrast Black 9.37:1White 2.24:1

CSS

--color-aab536: #AAB536;
.background-aab536 { background-color: #AAB536; }
.text-aab536 { color: #AAB536; }

Luminance0.4186

Black text9.37:1AA Pass

White text2.24:1AA 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":"#AAB536","rgb":[170,181,54],"hsl":[65,54,46],"cmyk":[6,0,70,29],"luminance":0.4186,"contrast":{"black":9.37,"white":2.24}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.37,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CDD572","hex":"#CDD572","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.36,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C0CE1C","hex":"#C0CE1C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.09,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Brass adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/aab536.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4136B5","analogous":["#B58036","#6BB536"],"triadic":["#36AAB5","#B536AA"],"tetradic":["#36B580","#4136B5","#B5366B"],"splitComplementary":["#366BB5","#8036B5"],"monochromatic":["#CDD572","#AAB536","#686E21"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CDD572","dark":"#686E21","saturated":"#C0CE1C","desaturated":"#959B50","pastel":"#CDD298","neon":"#EBFF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":22.135943621178654},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":22.135943621178654},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":25.475478405713993},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":29.120439557122072},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":30.331501776206203}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AAB536

#AAB536 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #AAB536 is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 170, 181, and 54, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 54% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4186, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.14, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.37:1AA Pass

White text2.24:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AAB536 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.37:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CDD572#000000 text · best 13.36:1#CDD572

#C0CE1C#000000 text · best 12.09:1#C0CE1C

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

Generated Palette

#AAB536#AAB536

#4136B5#4136B5

#B58036#B58036

#6BB536#6BB536

#CDD572#CDD572

#686E21#686E21

Color Harmonies

#4136B5#4136B5

#B58036#B58036

#6BB536#6BB536

#36AAB5#36AAB5

#B536AA#B536AA

Variants

#CDD572#CDD572

#686E21#686E21

#C0CE1C#C0CE1C

#959B50#959B50

#CDD298#CDD298

#EBFF14#EBFF14

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Peridot#B4C424

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Acid Green#B0BF1A

#AAB536

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AAB536

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Related HEX Guides