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#A8A265

#a8a265 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a8a265 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 63.53% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.57% magenta, 39.88% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 54.63°, with 27.8% saturation and 52.75% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 6.44.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3511

Complementary

  1. #a8a265
  2. #656ba8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a265
  2. #658da8
  3. #8165a8

Analogous

  1. #a88165
  2. #a8a265
  3. #8da865

Triadic

  1. #a8a265
  2. #65a8a2
  3. #a265a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a265
  2. #6ba865
  3. #656ba8
  4. #a265a8

Square

  1. #a8a265
  2. #65a881
  3. #656ba8
  4. #a8658d

Monochromatic

  1. #4a472a
  2. #7b7646
  3. #a8a265
  4. #c4c096
  5. #dfddc7

Shades

#a8a265 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a265
  2. #97925b
  3. #868251
  4. #767147
  5. #65613d
  6. #545133
  7. #434128
  8. #32311e
  9. #222014
  10. #11100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a265 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a265
  2. #b1ab74
  3. #b9b584
  4. #c2be93
  5. #cbc7a3
  6. #d4d1b2
  7. #dcdac1
  8. #e5e3d1
  9. #eeece0
  10. #f6f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a265 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a265
  2. #a49f68
  3. #a09b6a
  4. #9c986d
  5. #989470
  6. #949173
  7. #908e75
  8. #8c8a78
  9. #88877b
  10. #84837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3a18c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9e60 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea167 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b19a93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa062 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca266 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae9d83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a265 {
  color: #a8a265;
}
Background
.bg-a8a265 {
  background-color: #a8a265;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a265 {
  border: 2px solid #a8a265;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a265;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 162 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 28% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a265 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a265, #8da865);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a265 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 162 101 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.44 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.94 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.18 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.41 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.63 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.17 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.82 #575d9a Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#a8a265  rgb(168, 162, 101)  hsl(55, 28%, 53%)  Dark Khaki
#656ba8  rgb(101, 107, 168)  hsl(235, 28%, 53%)  Slate Blue
#65a8a2  rgb(101, 168, 162)  hsl(175, 28%, 53%)  Cadet Blue
#a265a8  rgb(162, 101, 168)  hsl(295, 28%, 53%)  Purple Mountain Majesty