All About Color #A8A88A

#A8A88A

About #A8A88A

#A8A88A is a light yellow color with the hex code #A8A88A. In RGB it is red 168, green 168, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 15%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 18%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.43:1 on white and 8.63:1 on black.

#A8A88A Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A8, 8A
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 17.86%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal168, 168, 138
HSL60°, 15%, 60%
RGB Octal250, 250, 212
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 17.86%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101000, 10001010
CIE-L*AB68.14, -5.19, 15.54
RGB Percent65.88%, 65.88%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH68.14, 16.39, 108.48
XYZ34.74, 38.17, 29.58
CIE-L*UV68.14, 1.62, 22.35
xyY0.34, 0.37, 38.17
Hunter-Lab61.78, -7.74, 14.86
RYB54.12%, 65.88%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A88A on a dark background: contrast 8.63:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A88A on a light background: contrast 2.43:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A88A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A88A · #CFCFBE · #7B7B5B · #8A8AA8 · #BEBECF

Analogous palette

#A88A8A · #A8998A · #A8A88A · #99A88A · #8AA88A

Triadic palette

#A8A88A · #8AA8A8 · #A88AA8 · #CFCFBE · #BECFCF

Tetradic palette

#A8A88A · #8AA899 · #8A8AA8 · #A88A99 · #7B7B5B

Monochromatic palette

#585841 · #848462 · #A8A88A · #C9C9B6 · #E9E9E2

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