#A8B642

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Olivedrab.

About #A8B642

The hex code #A8B642 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. Its closest recognized web color is Olivedrab. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 182, and 66.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 8% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 67.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8B642
RGB168, 182, 66
HSL67.2°, 46.8%, 48.6%
CMYK8%, 0%, 64%, 29%
HSV67.2°, 63.7%, 71.4%
LAB71.0, -20.5, 55.4
XYZ33.9, 42.2, 11.5
Decimal11056706

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.23:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.43:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.13:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.02:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8B642; }
.text-color { color: #A8B642; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8B642; }

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Olivedrab
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