What color is #A8A986?

#A8A986 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A986?

The RGB value is 168, 169, 134: 168 red, 169 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A986?

The complementary color is #8786A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A986 color

#A8A986 rgb(168, 169, 134)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A8A986 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 66.3% green and 52.5% blue (168, 169, 134).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#A8A986 color codes

HEX	`#A8A986`
RGB	`rgb(168, 169, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 66.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 21%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.33, -6.35, 18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.33, 19.09, 109.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.639, 38.422, 28.141)`
Decimal	`11053446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A986, 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 #A8A986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #A8A986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a986; }
.text { color: #a8a986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 169 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a986, #97a986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A8A986?: #A8A986 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A986?: The RGB value is 168, 169, 134: 168 red, 169 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A986?: The complementary color is #8786A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.