#A8AF1D

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Olive.

About #A8AF1D

Visually, #A8AF1D is defined as a vivid yellow. Its closest recognized web color is Olive. Its digital footprint relies on 168 parts red, 175 parts green, and 29 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 4% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8AF1D
RGB168, 175, 29
HSL62.9°, 71.6%, 40.0%
CMYK4%, 0%, 83%, 31%
HSV62.9°, 83.4%, 68.6%
LAB68.8, -18.8, 66.0
XYZ31.7, 39.1, 7.0
Decimal11054877

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.38:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.81:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.28:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.49:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8AF1D; }
.text-color { color: #A8AF1D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8AF1D; }

Similar Colors

Olive
#808000