Information about #A8B00A color

#A8B00A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A8B00A falls into the Yellow Color FamilyFull Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 176, 10) — 65.9% red, 69% green, 3.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 65 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A8B00A reads as a intensely saturated sunny yellow and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Citrus (#9FB70A). Slightly further away sit Snot (#ACBB0D) and Strong Olive (#A8A800).

The recipe behind #A8B00A is rgb(168, 176, 10), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. #A8B00A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A8B00A color variations

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

#A8B00A 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 #A8B00A

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

Citrus color link
Citrus

#9FB70A

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Puke Green color link
Puke Green

#9AAE07

Bright Olive color link
Bright Olive

#9CBB04

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Booger Green color link
Booger Green

#96B403

Gross Green color link
Gross Green

#A0BF16

Limerick color link
Limerick

#9DC209

Barf Green color link
Barf Green

#94AC02

Snot Green color link
Snot Green

#9DC100

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8B00A
  • RGB168, 176, 10
  • CMYK3, 0, 65, 31
  • CSSrgb(168, 176, 10)
  • HSL63°, 89%, 36%
  • HSL Precise62.892°, 89.247%, 36.471%
  • HSV63°, 94%, 69%
  • HSB63°, 94%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.690, 0.039)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.690, 0.039, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.690, 0.039)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA8B00A
  • DECIMAL ID11055114
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01