All About Color #A8A50B

#A8A50B

About #A8A50B

#A8A50B is a dark yellow color with the hex code #A8A50B. In RGB it is red 168, green 165, blue 11; in HSL it is hue 59°, saturation 88%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 93%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.61:1 on white and 8.05:1 on black.

#A8A50B Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A5, 0B
CMYK0.00%, 1.79%, 93.45%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal168, 165, 11
HSL59°, 88%, 35%
RGB Octal250, 245, 13
HSV (HSB)58.85°, 93.45%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10101000, 10100101, 1011
CIE-L*AB65.95, -14.08, 67.10
RGB Percent65.88%, 64.71%, 4.31%
CIE-L*CH65.95, 68.56, 101.85
XYZ29.66, 35.26, 5.56
CIE-L*UV65.95, 7.24, 71.45
xyY0.42, 0.50, 35.26
Hunter-Lab59.38, -14.74, 36.02
RYB5.51%, 65.88%, 4.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A50B on a dark background: contrast 8.05:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A50B on a light background: contrast 2.61:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A50B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A50B · #F1ED1E · #515005 · #0B0DA8 · #1E21F1

Analogous palette

#A80B0D · #A8570B · #A8A50B · #5CA80B · #0DA80B

Triadic palette

#A8A50B · #0BA8A5 · #A50BA8 · #F1ED1E · #1EF1ED

Tetradic palette

#A8A50B · #0BA857 · #0B0DA8 · #A80B5C · #515005

Monochromatic palette

#181802 · #605E06 · #A8A50B · #F0EC0F · #F4F257

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