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#A8A162

#a8a162 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a8a162 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 63.14% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.17% magenta, 41.67% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 54°, with 28.69% saturation and 52.16% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 6.54.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.347

Complementary

  1. #a8a162
  2. #6269a8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a162
  2. #628ca8
  3. #7e62a8

Analogous

  1. #a87e62
  2. #a8a162
  3. #8ca862

Triadic

  1. #a8a162
  2. #62a8a1
  3. #a162a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a162
  2. #69a862
  3. #6269a8
  4. #a162a8

Square

  1. #a8a162
  2. #62a87e
  3. #6269a8
  4. #a8628c

Monochromatic

  1. #494528
  2. #7a7544
  3. #a8a162
  4. #c3be93
  5. #dfdcc4

Shades

#a8a162 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a162
  2. #979158
  3. #86814e
  4. #767145
  5. #65613b
  6. #545131
  7. #434027
  8. #32301d
  9. #222014
  10. #11100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a162 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a162
  2. #b1aa72
  3. #b9b481
  4. #c2bd91
  5. #cbc7a1
  6. #d4d0b1
  7. #dcd9c0
  8. #e5e3d0
  9. #eeece0
  10. #f6f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a162 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a162
  2. #a49e65
  3. #a09a68
  4. #9c976b
  5. #98946e
  6. #949171
  7. #908d74
  8. #8c8a77
  9. #88877a
  10. #84837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3a08b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9d5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea165 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b29992 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa9f5f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca164 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae9c81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a162 {
  color: #a8a162;
}
Background
.bg-a8a162 {
  background-color: #a8a162;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a162 {
  border: 2px solid #a8a162;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a162;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 161 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 29% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a162 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a162, #8ca862);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a162 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 161 98 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.54 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.73 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.16 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.80 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.89 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.96 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.22 #575e9d Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#a8a162  rgb(168, 161, 98)  hsl(54, 29%, 52%)  Dark Khaki
#6269a8  rgb(98, 105, 168)  hsl(234, 29%, 52%)  Slate Blue
#62a8a1  rgb(98, 168, 161)  hsl(174, 29%, 52%)  Verdigris
#a162a8  rgb(161, 98, 168)  hsl(294, 29%, 52%)  Purpureus