Information about #A8A560 color

#A8A560 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A8A560 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 165, 96) — 65.9% red, 64.7% green, 37.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 28 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced yellow, #A8A560 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Bullet Shell (#AF9B60). Nearby in the Register you will also find Green Smoke (#9CA664) and Flourish (#ADB15E).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 165, 96) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. No one has named #A8A560 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A8A560 color variations

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

#A8A560 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 #A8A560

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

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Green Smoke color link
Green Smoke

#9CA664

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8A560
  • RGB168, 165, 96
  • CMYK0, 1, 28, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 165, 96)
  • HSL58°, 29%, 52%
  • HSL Precise57.5°, 29.268%, 51.765%
  • HSV58°, 43%, 66%
  • HSB58°, 43%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.647, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.647, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.647, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA8A560
  • DECIMAL ID11052384
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01