All About Color #A8A97E

#A8A97E

About #A8A97E

#A8A97E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #A8A97E. In RGB it is red 168, green 169, blue 126; in HSL it is hue 61°, saturation 20%, lightness 58%; in CMYK it is 1%, 0%, 25%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.43:1 on white and 8.64:1 on black.

#A8A97E Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A9, 7E
CMYK0.59%, 0.00%, 25.44%, 33.73%
RGB Decimal168, 169, 126
HSL61°, 20%, 58%
RGB Octal250, 251, 176
HSV (HSB)61.40°, 25.44%, 66.27%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101001, 1111110
CIE-L*AB68.17, -7.52, 22.14
RGB Percent65.88%, 66.27%, 49.41%
CIE-L*CH68.17, 23.39, 108.76
XYZ34.10, 38.21, 25.32
CIE-L*UV68.17, 1.63, 31.04
xyY0.35, 0.39, 38.21
Hunter-Lab61.81, -9.69, 18.99
RYB49.41%, 66.27%, 49.80%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A97E on a dark background: contrast 8.64:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A97E on a light background: contrast 2.43:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A97E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A97E · #CECEB6 · #7A7A52 · #7F7EA9 · #B6B6CE

Analogous palette

#A97F7E · #A9957E · #A8A97E · #93A97E · #7EA97F

Triadic palette

#A8A97E · #7EA9A9 · #A97EA9 · #CECEB6 · #B6CECE

Tetradic palette

#A8A97E · #7EA995 · #7F7EA9 · #A97E93 · #7A7A52

Monochromatic palette

#555639 · #838458 · #A8A97E · #C7C8AC · #E6E7DA

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