All About Color #8A8A51

#8A8A51

About #8A8A51

#8A8A51 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #8A8A51. In RGB it is red 138, green 138, blue 81; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 26%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 41%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 3.60:1 on white and 5.83:1 on black.

#8A8A51 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 8A, 51
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 41.30%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal138, 138, 81
HSL60°, 26%, 43%
RGB Octal212, 212, 121
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 41.30%, 54.12%
RGB Binary10001010, 10001010, 1010001
CIE-L*AB56.26, -8.94, 30.49
RGB Percent54.12%, 54.12%, 31.76%
CIE-L*CH56.26, 31.77, 106.34
XYZ21.05, 24.17, 11.34
CIE-L*UV56.26, 2.78, 38.44
xyY0.37, 0.43, 24.17
Hunter-Lab49.17, -9.60, 20.74
RYB31.76%, 54.12%, 31.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A8A51 on a dark background: contrast 5.83:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8A8A51 on a light background: contrast 3.60:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A8A51, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A8A51 · #B5B582 · #50502F · #51518A · #8282B5

Analogous palette

#8A5151 · #8A6E51 · #8A8A51 · #6E8A51 · #518A51

Triadic palette

#8A8A51 · #518A8A · #8A518A · #B5B582 · #82B5B5

Tetradic palette

#8A8A51 · #518A6E · #51518A · #8A516E · #50502F

Monochromatic palette

#2A2A19 · #5A5A35 · #8A8A51 · #B0B078 · #CCCCA8

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