#A18C18

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Olive.

About #A18C18

Visually, #A18C18 is defined as a vivid yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Olive. Its digital footprint relies on 161 parts red, 140 parts green, and 24 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 13% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A18C18
RGB161, 140, 24
HSL50.8°, 74.1%, 36.3%
CMYK0%, 13%, 85%, 37%
HSV50.8°, 85.1%, 63.1%
LAB58.4, -3.7, 58.2
XYZ24.2, 26.4, 4.7
Decimal10587160

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.34:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.28:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.34:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A18C18; }
.text-color { color: #A18C18; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A18C18; }

Similar Colors

Olive
#808000