All About Color #A8A457

#A8A457

About #A8A457

#A8A457 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #A8A457. In RGB it is red 168, green 164, blue 87; in HSL it is hue 57°, saturation 32%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 48%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.59:1 on white and 8.11:1 on black.

#A8A457 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A4, 57
CMYK0.00%, 2.38%, 48.21%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal168, 164, 87
HSL57°, 32%, 50%
RGB Octal250, 244, 127
HSV (HSB)57.04°, 48.21%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10101000, 10100100, 1010111
CIE-L*AB66.19, -9.54, 40.18
RGB Percent65.88%, 64.31%, 34.12%
CIE-L*CH66.19, 41.30, 103.36
XYZ31.14, 35.56, 14.24
CIE-L*UV66.19, 6.28, 50.51
xyY0.38, 0.44, 35.56
Hunter-Lab59.64, -11.14, 27.59
RYB35.77%, 65.88%, 34.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A457 on a dark background: contrast 8.11:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A457 on a light background: contrast 2.59:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A457, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A457 · #C8C593 · #6C6937 · #575BA8 · #9396C8

Analogous palette

#A8575B · #A87B57 · #A8A457 · #84A857 · #5BA857

Triadic palette

#A8A457 · #57A8A4 · #A457A8 · #C8C593 · #93C8C5

Tetradic palette

#A8A457 · #57A87B · #575BA8 · #A85784 · #6C6937

Monochromatic palette

#434223 · #76733D · #A8A457 · #C2BF89 · #DCDBBC

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