#A8B600

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #A8B600

The hex code #A8B600 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Yellowgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 168 parts red, 182 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. This specific hue requires a mix of 8% C, 0% M, 100% Y, and 29% K. The HSL representation is 64.6° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 35.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8B600
RGB168, 182, 0
HSL64.6°, 100.0%, 35.7%
CMYK8%, 0%, 100%, 29%
HSV64.6°, 100.0%, 71.4%
LAB70.7, -22.8, 72.0
XYZ32.9, 41.8, 6.3
Decimal11056640

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.24:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.36:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.15:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.95:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8B600; }
.text-color { color: #A8B600; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8B600; }

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