All About Color #8A8942

#8A8942

About #8A8942

#8A8942 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #8A8942. In RGB it is red 138, green 137, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 59°, saturation 35%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 1%, 52%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 3.66:1 on white and 5.74:1 on black.

#8A8942 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 89, 42
CMYK0.00%, 0.72%, 52.17%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal138, 137, 66
HSL59°, 35%, 40%
RGB Octal212, 211, 102
HSV (HSB)59.17°, 52.17%, 54.12%
RGB Binary10001010, 10001001, 1000010
CIE-L*AB55.77, -9.96, 37.77
RGB Percent54.12%, 53.73%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH55.77, 39.06, 104.77
XYZ20.41, 23.69, 8.65
CIE-L*UV55.77, 3.93, 45.26
xyY0.39, 0.45, 23.69
Hunter-Lab48.67, -10.32, 23.53
RYB26.28%, 54.12%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A8942 on a dark background: contrast 5.74:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8A8942 on a light background: contrast 3.66:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A8942, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A8942 · #B9B86E · #4C4B24 · #42438A · #6E70B9

Analogous palette

#8A4243 · #8A6542 · #8A8942 · #678A42 · #438A42

Triadic palette

#8A8942 · #428A89 · #89428A · #B9B86E · #6EB9B8

Tetradic palette

#8A8942 · #428A65 · #42438A · #8A4267 · #4C4B24

Monochromatic palette

#222211 · #565529 · #8A8942 · #B4B364 · #CDCC98

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