Information about #A8A387 color

#A8A387 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A8A387 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 163, 135) — 65.9% red, 63.9% green, 52.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 13 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained golden yellow, #A8A387 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Neutral Green (#AAA583). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Tana (#A8A48C) and Stone (#ADA587).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 163, 135) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A8A387: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A8A387 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A8A387 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A8A387 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A8A387

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Double Tana color link
Double Tana

#A8A48C

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

Triple Tea color link
Triple Tea

#AA9F8B

Cougar color link
Cougar

#AAA08D

Treetops color link
Treetops

#A6A28F

Grullo color link
Grullo

#A99A86

Locust color link
Locust

#A2A580

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8A387
  • RGB168, 163, 135
  • CMYK0, 2, 13, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 163, 135)
  • HSL51°, 16%, 59%
  • HSL Precise50.909°, 15.942%, 59.412%
  • HSV51°, 20%, 66%
  • HSB51°, 20%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.639, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.639, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.639, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA8A387
  • DECIMAL ID11051911
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01