What color is #A08D12?

#A08D12 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08D12?

The RGB value is 160, 141, 18: 160 red, 141 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08D12?

The complementary color is #1225A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08D12?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08D12 color

#A08D12 rgb(160, 141, 18)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A08D12 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 55.3% green and 7.1% blue (160, 141, 18).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 80% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 89% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Captain Kirk (#9B870C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#A08D12 color codes

HEX	`#A08D12`
RGB	`rgb(160, 141, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 55.3%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 80%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 89%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 89%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.57, -4.82, 59.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.57, 59.98, 94.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.133, 26.568, 4.429)`
Decimal	`10521874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08D12, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A08D12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08D12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A08D12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08d12; }
.text { color: #a08d12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08d12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 141 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08d12, #6ca012); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #A08D12?: #A08D12 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08D12?: The RGB value is 160, 141, 18: 160 red, 141 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08D12?: The complementary color is #1225A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08D12?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.