#A8A866
A medium, muted yellow closely aligning with Darkkhaki.
About #A8A866
The hex code #A8A866 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. Its closest recognized web color is Darkkhaki. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(168, 168, 102).
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#A8A866
RGB168, 168, 102
HSL60.0°, 27.5%, 52.9%
CMYK0%, 0%, 39%, 34%
HSV60.0°, 39.3%, 65.9%
LAB67.5, -10.1, 34.1
XYZ32.5, 37.3, 18.1
Decimal11053158
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.48:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.46:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.37:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.19:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #A8A866;
}
.text-color {
color: #A8A866;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #A8A866;
}