#A09916

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Olive.

About #A09916

When working with digital screens, the color #A09916 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Olive. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(160, 153, 22).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 4% Magenta, 86% Yellow, and 37% Black. With a hue angle of 57.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A09916
RGB160, 153, 22
HSL57.0°, 75.8%, 35.7%
CMYK0%, 4%, 86%, 37%
HSV57.0°, 86.2%, 62.7%
LAB61.9, -11.2, 61.6
XYZ26.0, 30.3, 5.2
Decimal10524950

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.97:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.06:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.84:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.00:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A09916; }
.text-color { color: #A09916; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A09916; }

Similar Colors

Olive
#808000