All About Color #A8A23E

#A8A23E

About #A8A23E

#A8A23E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #A8A23E. In RGB it is red 168, green 162, blue 62; in HSL it is hue 57°, saturation 46%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 4%, 63%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.66:1 on white and 7.90:1 on black.

#A8A23E Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A2, 3E
CMYK0.00%, 3.57%, 63.10%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal168, 162, 62
HSL57°, 46%, 45%
RGB Octal250, 242, 76
HSV (HSB)56.60°, 63.10%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10101000, 10100010, 111110
CIE-L*AB65.37, -10.53, 51.15
RGB Percent65.88%, 63.53%, 24.31%
CIE-L*CH65.37, 52.22, 101.63
XYZ29.94, 34.51, 9.64
CIE-L*UV65.37, 8.39, 59.85
xyY0.40, 0.47, 34.51
Hunter-Lab58.75, -11.84, 31.39
RYB26.81%, 65.88%, 24.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A23E on a dark background: contrast 7.90:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A23E on a light background: contrast 2.66:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A23E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A23E · #CCC875 · #656125 · #3E43A8 · #757ACC

Analogous palette

#A83E43 · #A86D3E · #A8A23E · #78A83E · #43A83E

Triadic palette

#A8A23E · #3EA8A2 · #A23EA8 · #CCC875 · #75CCC8

Tetradic palette

#A8A23E · #3EA86D · #3E43A8 · #A83E78 · #656125

Monochromatic palette

#383615 · #706C29 · #A8A23E · #C8C36A · #DDDAA2

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