#A0A000

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Olive.

About #A0A000

The precise color #A0A000 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Olive. Its digital footprint relies on 160 parts red, 160 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 60.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A0A000
RGB160, 160, 0
HSL60.0°, 100.0%, 31.4%
CMYK0%, 0%, 100%, 37%
HSV60.0°, 100.0%, 62.7%
LAB63.8, -15.2, 66.7
XYZ27.1, 32.6, 4.9
Decimal10526720

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.79:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.52:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.67:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.40:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A0A000; }
.text-color { color: #A0A000; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A0A000; }

Similar Colors

Olive
#808000