#A8A03A

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Olive.

About #A8A03A

At its core, #A8A03A is a medium and moderate hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Olive. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 160, and 58.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 5% M, 65% Y, and 34% K. With a hue angle of 55.6 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#A8A03A
RGB168, 160, 58
HSL55.6°, 48.7%, 44.3%
CMYK0%, 5%, 65%, 34%
HSV55.6°, 65.5%, 65.9%
LAB64.8, -9.7, 52.3
XYZ29.5, 33.8, 9.0
Decimal11051066

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.71:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.75:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.59:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.59:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8A03A; }
.text-color { color: #A8A03A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8A03A; }

Similar Colors

Olive
#808000