All About Color #A8A261

#A8A261

About #A8A261

#A8A261 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #A8A261. In RGB it is red 168, green 162, blue 97; in HSL it is hue 55°, saturation 29%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 0%, 4%, 42%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.62:1 on white and 8.01:1 on black.

#A8A261 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A2, 61
CMYK0.00%, 3.57%, 42.26%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal168, 162, 97
HSL55°, 29%, 52%
RGB Octal250, 242, 141
HSV (HSB)54.93°, 42.26%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10101000, 10100010, 1100001
CIE-L*AB65.77, -7.45, 34.52
RGB Percent65.88%, 63.53%, 38.04%
CIE-L*CH65.77, 35.31, 102.18
XYZ31.23, 35.03, 16.42
CIE-L*UV65.77, 7.10, 44.43
xyY0.38, 0.42, 35.03
Hunter-Lab59.18, -9.40, 24.98
RYB40.61%, 65.88%, 38.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A261 on a dark background: contrast 8.01:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A261 on a light background: contrast 2.62:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A261, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A261 · #C9C59C · #706C3E · #6167A8 · #9CA0C9

Analogous palette

#A86167 · #A87F61 · #A8A261 · #8BA861 · #67A861

Triadic palette

#A8A261 · #61A8A2 · #A261A8 · #C9C59C · #9CC9C5

Tetradic palette

#A8A261 · #61A87F · #6167A8 · #A8618B · #706C3E

Monochromatic palette

#484628 · #7A7543 · #A8A261 · #C3BF92 · #DEDCC4

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