#A8A81D
A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Olive.
About #A8A81D
At its core, #A8A81D is a dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Olive. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(168, 168, 29).
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 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#A8A81D
RGB168, 168, 29
HSL60.0°, 70.6%, 38.6%
CMYK0%, 0%, 83%, 34%
HSV60.0°, 82.7%, 65.9%
LAB66.8, -15.2, 64.3
XYZ30.4, 36.4, 6.6
Decimal11053085
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.54:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.28:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.42:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.04:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #A8A81D;
}
.text-color {
color: #A8A81D;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #A8A81D;
}