All About Color #A8A22E

#A8A22E

About #A8A22E

#A8A22E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #A8A22E. In RGB it is red 168, green 162, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 57°, saturation 57%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 4%, 73%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.67:1 on white and 7.87:1 on black.

#A8A22E Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A2, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 3.57%, 72.62%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal168, 162, 46
HSL57°, 57%, 42%
RGB Octal250, 242, 56
HSV (HSB)57.05°, 72.62%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10101000, 10100010, 101110
CIE-L*AB65.25, -11.45, 57.52
RGB Percent65.88%, 63.53%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH65.25, 58.65, 101.25
XYZ29.56, 34.36, 7.66
CIE-L*UV65.25, 8.79, 64.62
xyY0.41, 0.48, 34.36
Hunter-Lab58.62, -12.57, 33.29
RYB20.51%, 65.88%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A22E on a dark background: contrast 7.87:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A22E on a light background: contrast 2.67:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A22E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A22E · #D3CD5F · #605D1A · #2E34A8 · #5F65D3

Analogous palette

#A82E34 · #A8652E · #A8A22E · #71A82E · #34A82E

Triadic palette

#A8A22E · #2EA8A2 · #A22EA8 · #D3CD5F · #5FD3CD

Tetradic palette

#A8A22E · #2EA865 · #2E34A8 · #A82E71 · #605D1A

Monochromatic palette

#302E0D · #6C681E · #A8A22E · #D0CA53 · #E0DC8F

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