#aad538 Color Information

#aad538 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #aad538. In RGB, it consists of 66.7% Red, 83.5% Green, and 22.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 20.2% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 73.7% Yellow, and 16.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 76.4°, with saturation of 65.1% and lightness of 52.7%. The decimal value for #aad538 is 11195704, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cc33. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #aad538 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#aad538 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color170, 213, 56 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color66.7%, 83.5%, 22.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.333, 0.165, 0.780 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.202, 0, 0.737, 0.165 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color76.4°, 65.1%, 52.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color76.4°, 73.7%, 83.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color41.086, 56.420, 12.466 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color56, 213, 99 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11195704 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color79.852, -35.103, 68.147 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)79.852, 76.657, 117.253 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color79.852, -20.898, 83.818 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color75.113, -33.812, 42.739 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.374, 0.513, 56.420 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289385784 / 0xffaad538 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99cc33 Copy
Last Updated: April 13, 2025

Shades of #aad538

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #aad538, its pure hue is 76.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.1%, and its lightness is 52.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #aad538, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #151b07 to #95ba31.

Tints of #aad538

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #aad538, its pure hue is 76.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.1%, and its lightness is 52.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #aad538, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b5da51 to #f4fae6.

Tones of #aad538

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #aad538, its pure hue is 76.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #aad538, which range from #878787 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #bdff0e (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #aad538

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #aad538! For #aad538, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #aad538. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #aad538

This color, #aad538, consists of 66.7% Red, 83.5% Green, and 22.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 170, Green = 213, Blue = 56. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #aad538 is 20.2% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 73.7% Yellow, and 16.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R66.7%
C20.2%
G83.5%
M0.0%
B22.0%
Y73.7%
K16.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 170 213 56
Octal 252 325 70
Hexa #aa #d5 #38
Binary 10101010 11010101 00111000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 20 0 73 16
Octal 24 0 111 20
Hexa #14 #00 #49 #10
Binary 00010100 00000000 01001001 00010000

Analogous Colors of #aad538

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #aad538 — which has hue 76.4° — its analogous colors are located at 46.4° and 106.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aad538.

Triadic Colors of #aad538

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #aad538 — which has hue 76.4° — its triadic colors are located at 76.4° and 316.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aad538.

Complementary Color of #aad538

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #aad538 — which has hue 76.4° — its complementary color is located at 256.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aad538.

Split Complementary Colors of #aad538

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #aad538 — which has hue 76.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 76.4° and 286.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aad538.

Tetradic Colors of #aad538

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #aad538 — which has hue 76.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 346.4°, 76.4°, 166.4°, and 256.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aad538.

Monochromatic Colors of #aad538

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #aad538, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5a6e27 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d9f591 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #aad538

We want to make getting started with #aad538 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #aad538 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #aad538 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #aad538 with other HTML elements.

#aad538 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #aad538.
<span style="color: #aad538;">The color of this text is #aad538.</span>

#aad538 Background Color

The background color for this text is #aad538.
<div style="background-color: #aad538; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #aad538.</div>

#aad538 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #aad538.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #aad538;">This color for the shadow of this text is #aad538.</span>

#aad538 Border Color

This is a div with border color #aad538.
<div style="border: #aad538 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #aad538.</div>

#aad538 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #aad538 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aad538; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aad538 on a white background.</div></div>

#aad538 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #aad538 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aad538; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aad538 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #aad538 to White

This is a gradient from #aad538 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aad538,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aad538,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aad538,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aad538,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aad538 to white.</div>

Gradient from #aad538 to Black

This is a gradient from #aad538 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aad538,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aad538,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aad538,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aad538,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aad538 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #aad538

In addition to using #aad538 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #aad538 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #aad538, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 170, Green = 213, Blue = 56). If you need details about the color coordinates of #aad538 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #aad538
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(170, 213, 56)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #aad538; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #aad538; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #aad538; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(170, 213, 56);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#aad538")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:170, green:213, blue:56, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:170 green:213 blue:56 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(170f, 213f, 56f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(170, 213, 56);
 

#aad538 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #aad538 the same way. For those with color blindness, #aad538 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #aad538 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #aad538 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #aad538 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #aad538 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #aad538 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text