#A8A500 Color

#A8A500 is rgb(168, 165, 0) in RGB and hsl(59, 100%, 33%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A500

HEX#A8A500

RGBrgb(168, 165, 0)

HSLhsl(59, 100%, 33%)

HSVhsv(59, 100%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.152 108.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 100%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A500 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.61:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A500 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A500 Complementary#0003A8 Analogous#A85100 Analogous#57A800 Triadic#00A8A5 Triadic#A500A8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A500, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D6D300 #FFFB0A #FFFC38 #FFFC66 #FFFD94 #FFFEC7

Shades

#949100 #807D00 #6B6900 #525000 #3D3C00 #292800

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