All About Color #A8A85D

#A8A85D

About #A8A85D

#A8A85D is a medium yellow color with the hex code #A8A85D. In RGB it is red 168, green 168, blue 93; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 30%, lightness 51%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 45%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.49:1 on white and 8.42:1 on black.

#A8A85D Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A8, 5D
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 44.64%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal168, 168, 93
HSL60°, 30%, 51%
RGB Octal250, 250, 135
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 44.64%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101000, 1011101
CIE-L*AB67.37, -11.05, 38.58
RGB Percent65.88%, 65.88%, 36.47%
CIE-L*CH67.37, 40.13, 105.98
XYZ32.13, 37.12, 15.83
CIE-L*UV67.37, 3.59, 49.59
xyY0.38, 0.44, 37.12
Hunter-Lab60.93, -12.50, 27.25
RYB36.47%, 65.88%, 36.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A85D on a dark background: contrast 8.42:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A85D on a light background: contrast 2.49:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A85D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A85D · #C8C898 · #6D6D3B · #5D5DA8 · #9898C8

Analogous palette

#A85D5D · #A8825D · #A8A85D · #82A85D · #5DA85D

Triadic palette

#A8A85D · #5DA8A8 · #A85DA8 · #C8C898 · #98C8C8

Tetradic palette

#A8A85D · #5DA882 · #5D5DA8 · #A85D82 · #6D6D3B

Monochromatic palette

#464625 · #777740 · #A8A85D · #C2C28E · #DDDDC0

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