All About Color #A8A87A

#A8A87A

About #A8A87A

#A8A87A is a medium yellow color with the hex code #A8A87A. In RGB it is red 168, green 168, blue 122; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 21%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 27%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.46:1 on white and 8.55:1 on black.

#A8A87A Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A8, 7A
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 27.38%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal168, 168, 122
HSL60°, 21%, 57%
RGB Octal250, 250, 172
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 27.38%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101000, 1111010
CIE-L*AB67.83, -7.55, 23.84
RGB Percent65.88%, 65.88%, 47.84%
CIE-L*CH67.83, 25.01, 107.57
XYZ33.66, 37.74, 23.92
CIE-L*UV67.83, 2.39, 33.04
xyY0.35, 0.40, 37.74
Hunter-Lab61.43, -9.68, 19.91
RYB47.84%, 65.88%, 47.84%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A87A on a dark background: contrast 8.55:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A87A on a light background: contrast 2.46:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A87A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A87A · #CDCDB2 · #78784F · #7A7AA8 · #B2B2CD

Analogous palette

#A87A7A · #A8917A · #A8A87A · #91A87A · #7AA87A

Triadic palette

#A8A87A · #7AA8A8 · #A87AA8 · #CDCDB2 · #B2CDCD

Tetradic palette

#A8A87A · #7AA891 · #7A7AA8 · #A87A91 · #78784F

Monochromatic palette

#535336 · #828255 · #A8A87A · #C7C7A9 · #E5E5D7

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