All About Color #8A8642

#8A8642

About #8A8642

#8A8642 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #8A8642. In RGB it is red 138, green 134, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 57°, saturation 35%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 3%, 52%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 3.77:1 on white and 5.57:1 on black.

#8A8642 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 86, 42
CMYK0.00%, 2.90%, 52.17%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal138, 134, 66
HSL57°, 35%, 40%
RGB Octal212, 206, 102
HSV (HSB)56.67°, 52.17%, 54.12%
RGB Binary10001010, 10000110, 1000010
CIE-L*AB54.91, -8.32, 36.75
RGB Percent54.12%, 52.55%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH54.91, 37.68, 102.76
XYZ19.99, 22.85, 8.51
CIE-L*UV54.91, 5.80, 43.78
xyY0.39, 0.44, 22.85
Hunter-Lab47.80, -9.00, 22.90
RYB27.54%, 54.12%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A8642 on a dark background: contrast 5.57:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8A8642 on a light background: contrast 3.77:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A8642, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A8642 · #B9B66E · #4C4A24 · #42468A · #6E72B9

Analogous palette

#8A4246 · #8A6242 · #8A8642 · #6A8A42 · #468A42

Triadic palette

#8A8642 · #428A86 · #86428A · #B9B66E · #6EB9B6

Tetradic palette

#8A8642 · #428A62 · #42468A · #8A426A · #4C4A24

Monochromatic palette

#222211 · #565429 · #8A8642 · #B4B064 · #CDCB98

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