#A8AF42

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Darkkhaki.

About #A8AF42

At its core, #A8AF42 is a medium and moderate hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkkhaki. Its digital footprint relies on 168 parts red, 175 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow, and 31% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8AF42
RGB168, 175, 66
HSL63.9°, 45.2%, 47.3%
CMYK4%, 0%, 62%, 31%
HSV63.9°, 62.3%, 68.6%
LAB69.0, -17.0, 53.3
XYZ32.5, 39.4, 11.0
Decimal11054914

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.37:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.88:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.26:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.55:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8AF42; }
.text-color { color: #A8AF42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8AF42; }

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