All About Color #A8A42E

#A8A42E

About #A8A42E

#A8A42E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #A8A42E. In RGB it is red 168, green 164, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 58°, saturation 57%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 73%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.62:1 on white and 8.01:1 on black.

#A8A42E Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A4, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 2.38%, 72.62%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal168, 164, 46
HSL58°, 57%, 42%
RGB Octal250, 244, 56
HSV (HSB)58.03°, 72.62%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10101000, 10100100, 101110
CIE-L*AB65.81, -12.49, 58.06
RGB Percent65.88%, 64.31%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH65.81, 59.39, 102.14
XYZ29.92, 35.07, 7.78
CIE-L*UV65.81, 7.47, 65.47
xyY0.41, 0.48, 35.07
Hunter-Lab59.22, -13.47, 33.67
RYB19.66%, 65.88%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A42E on a dark background: contrast 8.01:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A42E on a light background: contrast 2.62:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A42E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A42E · #D3CF5F · #605E1A · #2E32A8 · #5F63D3

Analogous palette

#A82E32 · #A8672E · #A8A42E · #6FA82E · #32A82E

Triadic palette

#A8A42E · #2EA8A4 · #A42EA8 · #D3CF5F · #5FD3CF

Tetradic palette

#A8A42E · #2EA867 · #2E32A8 · #A82E6F · #605E1A

Monochromatic palette

#302F0D · #6C691E · #A8A42E · #D0CC53 · #E0DE8F

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