#A8AF83

A light, muted yellow closely aligning with Darkseagreen.

About #A8AF83

When working with digital screens, the color #A8AF83 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Darkseagreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 175, and 131.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 25% Yellow, and 31% Black. 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. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8AF83
RGB168, 175, 131
HSL69.5°, 21.6%, 60.0%
CMYK4%, 0%, 25%, 31%
HSV69.5°, 25.1%, 68.6%
LAB69.9, -10.0, 21.8
XYZ35.6, 40.6, 27.4
Decimal11054979

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.30:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.12:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.76:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8AF83; }
.text-color { color: #A8AF83; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8AF83; }

Similar Colors

Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F