#A8A033

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Olive.

About #A8A033

The hex code #A8A033 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Olive. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 160 green, and 51 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 70% yellow, and 34% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#A8A033
RGB168, 160, 51
HSL55.9°, 53.4%, 42.9%
CMYK0%, 5%, 70%, 34%
HSV55.9°, 69.6%, 65.9%
LAB64.7, -10.1, 55.1
XYZ29.3, 33.7, 8.1
Decimal11051059

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.71:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.74:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.59:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.58:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8A033; }
.text-color { color: #A8A033; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8A033; }

Similar Colors

Olive
#808000