All About Color #8A8442

#8A8442

About #8A8442

#8A8442 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #8A8442. In RGB it is red 138, green 132, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 55°, saturation 35%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 4%, 52%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 3.85:1 on white and 5.46:1 on black.

#8A8442 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 84, 42
CMYK0.00%, 4.35%, 52.17%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal138, 132, 66
HSL55°, 35%, 40%
RGB Octal212, 204, 102
HSV (HSB)55.00°, 52.17%, 54.12%
RGB Binary10001010, 10000100, 1000010
CIE-L*AB54.34, -7.22, 36.08
RGB Percent54.12%, 51.76%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH54.34, 36.79, 101.32
XYZ19.72, 22.30, 8.42
CIE-L*UV54.34, 7.06, 42.79
xyY0.39, 0.44, 22.30
Hunter-Lab47.22, -8.11, 22.48
RYB28.45%, 54.12%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A8442 on a dark background: contrast 5.46:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8A8442 on a light background: contrast 3.85:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A8442, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A8442 · #B9B36E · #4C4824 · #42488A · #6E75B9

Analogous palette

#8A4248 · #8A6042 · #8A8442 · #6C8A42 · #488A42

Triadic palette

#8A8442 · #428A84 · #84428A · #B9B36E · #6EB9B3

Tetradic palette

#8A8442 · #428A60 · #42488A · #8A426C · #4C4824

Monochromatic palette

#222111 · #565229 · #8A8442 · #B4AE64 · #CDC998

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