#A8A075

A medium, muted yellow closely aligning with Tan.

About #A8A075

At its core, #A8A075 is a medium and muted hue. Its closest recognized web color is Tan. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 160 green, and 117 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 5% Magenta, 30% Yellow, and 34% Black. With a hue angle of 50.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8A075
RGB168, 160, 117
HSL50.6°, 22.7%, 55.9%
CMYK0%, 5%, 30%, 34%
HSV50.6°, 30.4%, 65.9%
LAB65.6, -3.9, 23.5
XYZ31.9, 34.8, 21.9
Decimal11051125

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.64:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.95:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.52:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.76:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8A075; }
.text-color { color: #A8A075; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8A075; }

Similar Colors

Tan
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