All About Color #A8A62E

#A8A62E

About #A8A62E

#A8A62E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #A8A62E. In RGB it is red 168, green 166, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 59°, saturation 57%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 1%, 73%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.57:1 on white and 8.16:1 on black.

#A8A62E Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A6, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 1.19%, 72.62%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal168, 166, 46
HSL59°, 57%, 42%
RGB Octal250, 246, 56
HSV (HSB)59.02°, 72.62%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10101000, 10100110, 101110
CIE-L*AB66.36, -13.53, 58.60
RGB Percent65.88%, 65.10%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH66.36, 60.14, 103.00
XYZ30.28, 35.79, 7.90
CIE-L*UV66.36, 6.15, 66.32
xyY0.41, 0.48, 35.79
Hunter-Lab59.83, -14.37, 34.05
RYB18.84%, 65.88%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A62E on a dark background: contrast 8.16:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A62E on a light background: contrast 2.57:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A62E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A62E · #D3D15F · #605F1A · #2E30A8 · #5F61D3

Analogous palette

#A82E30 · #A8692E · #A8A62E · #6DA82E · #30A82E

Triadic palette

#A8A62E · #2EA8A6 · #A62EA8 · #D3D15F · #5FD3D1

Tetradic palette

#A8A62E · #2EA869 · #2E30A8 · #A82E6D · #605F1A

Monochromatic palette

#302F0D · #6C6B1E · #A8A62E · #D0CE53 · #E0DF8F

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