All About Color #8A8A42

#8A8A42

About #8A8A42

#8A8A42 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #8A8A42. In RGB it is red 138, green 138, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 35%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 52%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 3.62:1 on white and 5.79:1 on black.

#8A8A42 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 8A, 42
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 52.17%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal138, 138, 66
HSL60°, 35%, 40%
RGB Octal212, 212, 102
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 52.17%, 54.12%
RGB Binary10001010, 10001010, 1000010
CIE-L*AB56.06, -10.50, 38.11
RGB Percent54.12%, 54.12%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH56.06, 39.53, 105.40
XYZ20.55, 23.97, 8.70
CIE-L*UV56.06, 3.31, 45.76
xyY0.39, 0.45, 23.97
Hunter-Lab48.96, -10.76, 23.74
RYB25.88%, 54.12%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A8A42 on a dark background: contrast 5.79:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8A8A42 on a light background: contrast 3.62:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A8A42, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A8A42 · #B9B96E · #4C4C24 · #42428A · #6E6EB9

Analogous palette

#8A4242 · #8A6642 · #8A8A42 · #668A42 · #428A42

Triadic palette

#8A8A42 · #428A8A · #8A428A · #B9B96E · #6EB9B9

Tetradic palette

#8A8A42 · #428A66 · #42428A · #8A4266 · #4C4C24

Monochromatic palette

#222211 · #565629 · #8A8A42 · #B4B464 · #CDCD98

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