All About Color #A8A81A

#A8A81A

About #A8A81A

#A8A81A is a dark yellow color with the hex code #A8A81A. In RGB it is red 168, green 168, blue 26; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 73%, lightness 38%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 85%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.54:1 on white and 8.28:1 on black.

#A8A81A Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A8, 1A
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 84.52%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal168, 168, 26
HSL60°, 73%, 38%
RGB Octal250, 250, 32
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 84.52%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101000, 11010
CIE-L*AB66.83, -15.31, 65.02
RGB Percent65.88%, 65.88%, 10.20%
CIE-L*CH66.83, 66.80, 103.25
XYZ30.34, 36.40, 6.41
CIE-L*UV66.83, 5.13, 71.03
xyY0.41, 0.50, 36.40
Hunter-Lab60.34, -15.84, 35.94
RYB10.20%, 65.88%, 10.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A81A on a dark background: contrast 8.28:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A81A on a light background: contrast 2.54:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A81A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A81A · #E1E13D · #58580E · #1A1AA8 · #3D3DE1

Analogous palette

#A81A1A · #A8611A · #A8A81A · #61A81A · #1AA81A

Triadic palette

#A8A81A · #1AA8A8 · #A81AA8 · #E1E13D · #3DE1E1

Tetradic palette

#A8A81A · #1AA861 · #1A1AA8 · #A81A61 · #58580E

Monochromatic palette

#232306 · #656510 · #A8A81A · #DFDF30 · #E9E972

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