#A8A857 Color

#A8A857 is rgb(168, 168, 87) in RGB and hsl(60, 32%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkKhaki. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A857

HEX#A8A857

RGBrgb(168, 168, 87)

HSLhsl(60, 32%, 50%)

HSVhsv(60, 48%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.104 108.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 48%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A857 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A857 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A857 Complementary#5757A8 Analogous#A88057 Analogous#80A857 Triadic#57A8A8 Triadic#A857A8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A857, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4B46E #C1C186 #CDCD9D #D7D7B2 #E3E3C9 #EFEFE1

Shades

#91914B #7D7D40 #656534 #51512A #39391D #252513

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