#A09900
A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Olive.
About #A09900
The hex code #A09900 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. Its closest recognized web color is Olive. Its digital footprint relies on 160 parts red, 153 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 4% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#A09900
RGB160, 153, 0
HSL57.4°, 100.0%, 31.4%
CMYK0%, 4%, 100%, 37%
HSV57.4°, 100.0%, 62.7%
LAB61.9, -11.6, 65.2
XYZ25.9, 30.3, 4.5
Decimal10524928
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.98:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.05:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.85:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.99:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #A09900;
}
.text-color {
color: #A09900;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #A09900;
}