#A8A51A Color

#A8A51A is rgb(168, 165, 26) in RGB and hsl(59, 73%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A51A

HEX#A8A51A

RGBrgb(168, 165, 26)

HSLhsl(59, 73%, 38%)

HSVhsv(59, 85%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.145 108.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 85%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A51A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A51A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A51A Complementary#1A1DA8 Analogous#A85F1A Analogous#63A81A Triadic#1AA8A5 Triadic#A51AA8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A51A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CFCC20 #E0DD38 #E6E460 #ECEA83 #F2F1AB #F7F7CE

Shades

#929017 #7C7A13 #656410 #54530D #3E3D0A #282706

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