What color is #A8A420?

#A8A420 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Countryside. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A420?

The RGB value is 168, 164, 32: 168 red, 164 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A420?

The complementary color is #2024A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A420?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A420 color

#A8A420 rgb(168, 164, 32)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A8A420 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 64.3% green and 12.5% blue (168, 164, 32).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 68% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 81% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Countryside (#A4A404), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#A8A420 color codes

HEX	`#A8A420`
RGB	`rgb(168, 164, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 64.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 68%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 81%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 81%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.73, -13.06, 62.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.73, 63.89, 101.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.686, 34.981, 6.555)`
Decimal	`11052064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A420, 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 #A8A420	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A420 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A8A420 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a420; }
.text { color: #a8a420; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a420; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 164 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a420, #68a820); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A8A420?: #A8A420 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Countryside. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A420?: The RGB value is 168, 164, 32: 168 red, 164 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A420?: The complementary color is #2024A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A420?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.