HEX Color #A89942 (Darkkhaki)

About #A89942

The precise color #A89942 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkkhaki. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 153, and 66.

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 9% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 51.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A89942

RGB168, 153, 66

HSL51.2°, 43.6%, 45.9%

CMYK0%, 9%, 61%, 34%

HSV51.2°, 60.7%, 65.9%

LAB62.9, -5.5, 46.7

XYZ28.5, 31.5, 9.7

Decimal11049282

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A89942 #4150A8

Analogous

#A86541 #83A841

Triadic

#41A899 #9841A8

Tetradic

#41A866 #4150A8 #A84183

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A89942

#B1A457

#BBAF6C

#C5BB81

#CEC696

#D8D1AB

#E2DDC0

#EBE8D5

#F5F3EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A89942

#95883A

#827733

#70662C

#5D5524

#4A441D

#383316

#25220E

#121107

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.88:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.30:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.75:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.21:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A89942; }

.text-color { color: #A89942; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A89942; }

Similar Colors

Darkkhaki

#BDB76B