#AA8833Rich Gold (#AA8833) is a mid-tone, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 87°, lightness 0.64 and chroma 0.11. 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 | #AA8833 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 136, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 54%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 70%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 70%, 33%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(58.4 3.8 48.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.643 0.110 87) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Rich Gold shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ae842b — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ae8830 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#aa8833 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#aa8935 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Rich Gold 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 3.34:1 and against black 6.28:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
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.
#fee3a6 · #d8ba75 · #aa8833 · #8c6d18 · #644b00 · #3c2c00
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.
#acba7b · #aba257 · #aa8833 · #a1702f · #935a31 · #814734
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.
#9bb593 · #aa8833 · #876b26 · #306120 · #493500 · #0f2608
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.
#e3d0a5 · #b8ae98 · #aa8833 · #3b5394 · #3d2f0b · #1e1502
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2fd · #afa899 · #aa8833 · #6f727a · #352f20 · #000103
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.
#edf2fd · #c3c9d6 · #959caa · #1b2233 · #01030f · #aa8833
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2dcb7 · #c99884 · #aa8833 · #196496 · #324065 · #071215
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ecf2ff · #71b1d9 · #aa8833 · #7964ab · #00344d · #02000b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d9f9fd · #5eb8c4 · #aa8833 · #945a94 · #471b48 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dcfaf1 · #67bba7 · #aa8833 · #556fb3 · #511630 · #00000d
#B89A53 · #C6AB70 · #D4BD8C · #E2D0A7 · #F0E2C3
#8E6F1F · #725709 · #574000 · #3C2B00 · #231800
#A48A4C · #9E8B60 · #988C72
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.