Information about #A8AE0F color

#A8AE0F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A8AE0F falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 174, 15) — 65.9% red, 68.2% green, 5.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 62 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A8AE0F presents itself as a energetic, saturated golden yellow — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Vomit (#A2A415). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Citrus (#9FB70A) and Snot (#ACBB0D).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 174, 15) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A8AE0F: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A8AE0F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A8AE0F color variations

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

#A8AE0F 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 #A8AE0F

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

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Citrus color link
Citrus

#9FB70A

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Puke Green color link
Puke Green

#9AAE07

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Gross Green color link
Gross Green

#A0BF16

Bright Olive color link
Bright Olive

#9CBB04

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Booger Green color link
Booger Green

#96B403

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8AE0F
  • RGB168, 174, 15
  • CMYK2, 0, 62, 32
  • CSSrgb(168, 174, 15)
  • HSL62°, 84%, 37%
  • HSL Precise62.264°, 84.127%, 37.059%
  • HSV62°, 91%, 68%
  • HSB62°, 91%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.682, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.682, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.682, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA8AE0F
  • DECIMAL ID11054607
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01