#a8a250 color: Desert Locust
#a8a250 is rgb(168, 162, 80) in RGB and oklch(69.986% 0.10464 105.002) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Yellow
- Medium
- Vivid
- Neutral
- ≈ Camel
- yellow-600
- Black 34%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #a8a250
#a8a250 is a bright yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 105°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 2.64:1 contrast and black text 7.95:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Desert Locust (#a9a450). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.
Lighter: #a8a250 mixed with white
Darker: #a8a250 mixed with black
Calmer: #a8a250 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #a8a250
Questions about #a8a250
What color is #a8a250?
#a8a250 is bright yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(168, 162, 80), in HSL hsl(55.91, 35.48%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.986% 0.10464 105.002).
What colors go well with #a8a250?
The complementary color of #a8a250 is #9895dd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c4954f and #82ad6a. The triadic partners are #49accf and #cd83ad.
Is white or black text more readable on #a8a250?
Black text reads better on #a8a250: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and black gives 7.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #a8a250 a warm or cool color?
#a8a250 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 105 degrees, its lightness 70% and its chroma 0.105.