All About Color #A8A02E

#A8A02E

About #A8A02E

#A8A02E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #A8A02E. In RGB it is red 168, green 160, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 56°, saturation 57%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 5%, 73%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.72:1 on white and 7.73:1 on black.

#A8A02E Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A0, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 4.76%, 72.62%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal168, 160, 46
HSL56°, 57%, 42%
RGB Octal250, 240, 56
HSV (HSB)56.07°, 72.62%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10101000, 10100000, 101110
CIE-L*AB64.69, -10.40, 56.99
RGB Percent65.88%, 62.75%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH64.69, 57.93, 100.34
XYZ29.21, 33.66, 7.54
CIE-L*UV64.69, 10.12, 63.76
xyY0.41, 0.48, 33.66
Hunter-Lab58.02, -11.66, 32.91
RYB21.40%, 65.88%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A02E on a dark background: contrast 7.73:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A02E on a light background: contrast 2.72:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A02E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A02E · #D3CB5F · #605B1A · #2E36A8 · #5F67D3

Analogous palette

#A82E36 · #A8632E · #A8A02E · #73A82E · #36A82E

Triadic palette

#A8A02E · #2EA8A0 · #A02EA8 · #D3CB5F · #5FD3CB

Tetradic palette

#A8A02E · #2EA863 · #2E36A8 · #A82E73 · #605B1A

Monochromatic palette

#302E0D · #6C671E · #A8A02E · #D0C853 · #E0DB8F

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