#A8BD3A

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #A8BD3A

At its core, #A8BD3A is a medium and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Yellowgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 168 parts red, 189 parts green, and 58 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 11% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8BD3A
RGB168, 189, 58
HSL69.6°, 53.0%, 48.4%
CMYK11%, 0%, 69%, 26%
HSV69.6°, 69.3%, 74.1%
LAB72.9, -24.5, 60.6
XYZ35.1, 45.0, 10.8
Decimal11058490

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.10:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.01:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.01:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.51:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8BD3A; }
.text-color { color: #A8BD3A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8BD3A; }

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