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#a8a85a color: The Goods

#a8a85a is rgb(168, 168, 90) in RGB and oklch(71.44% 0.10101 108.706) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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60°
100%

71.4%
0.101
109°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • olive-400
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #a8a85a

#a8a85a is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 71.4% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 109°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.5:1 contrast and black text 8.41:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is The Goods (#aaa651). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #a8a85a mixed with white

  1. a8a85a
  2. b0b16b
  3. b9b97c
  4. c1c28d
  5. cacb9d
  6. d2d3ad
  7. dbdcbe
  8. e4e5ce
  9. ededde
  10. f6f6ef

Darker: #a8a85a mixed with black

  1. a8a85a
  2. 92924d
  3. 7c7c41
  4. 676735
  5. 525229
  6. 3f3f1e
  7. 2c2c13
  8. 1a1a09
  9. 0a0a03
  10. 010100

Calmer: #a8a85a with less saturation

  1. a8a85a
  2. a7a863
  3. a7a76b
  4. a6a773
  5. a6a67a
  6. a5a681
  7. a4a588
  8. a4a58f
  9. a4a496
  10. a3a39c

Questions about #a8a85a

What color is #a8a85a?

#a8a85a is soft light yellow. The closest named color is The Goods. In RGB it is rgb(168, 168, 90), in HSL hsl(60, 30.95%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.44% 0.10101 108.706).

What colors go well with #a8a85a?

The complementary color of #a8a85a is #a098de. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c59b56 and #82b274. The triadic partners are #57afd5 and #d288ad.

Is white or black text more readable on #a8a85a?

Black text reads better on #a8a85a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and black gives 8.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a8a85a a warm or cool color?

#a8a85a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 109 degrees, its lightness 71.4% and its chroma 0.101.