#AAAA77Cardamom (#AAAA77) is a light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 108°, lightness 0.73 and chroma 0.069. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #AAAA77 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 170, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 23%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 30%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 30%, 33%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(68.5 -8.2 26.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.725 0.069 108) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cardamom shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b0a56e — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#b0aa74 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#aaaa77 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#aaab79 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Cardamom in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.41:1 and against black 8.73:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f5f5cb · #cdcd9e · #aaaa77 · #808053 · #5c5c34 · #3b3a16
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b9d6b2 · #b0c192 · #aaaa77 · #a39362 · #987d56 · #8a684d
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#aaaa77 · #758f80 · #6e6d41 · #225b40 · #37360c · #072215
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#eff0d0 · #cacaba · #aaaa77 · #645f8f · #484830 · #2b2b1c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f1f1f9 · #aaaa77 · #8b8c81 · #535358 · #232319 · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f3f3e0 · #ccccb5 · #aaaa77 · #2b2a05 · #090800 · #cdcb4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c4e0c2 · #aaaa77 · #719265 · #6b55b7 · #243257 · #1e061e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f1f0ff · #aaaa77 · #748caf · #65466e · #0d2240 · #030004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f5fe · #aaaa77 · #6392a8 · #72425b · #371327 · #000409
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e1f7f7 · #aaaa77 · #5d9698 · #524c7b · #3b1316 · #010007
#B6B68A · #C3C39C · #CFD0AF · #DCDCC2 · #E9E9D5
#8B8B5E · #6E6E45 · #52512E · #373718 · #1F1E04
#A9A982 · #A8A98C · #A7A896
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.