Palettes / Colors / #A08022

#A08022 — Yellow

#A08022 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #A08022 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A08022 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2241A0; it also sits naturally between #A04122 and #80A022. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 50% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 79% · Key 37%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A08022

.text { color: #A08022; }
.background { background-color: #A08022; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A08022; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 128, 34); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 65%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A08022; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 128, 34, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A08022; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 128, 34, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A08022">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A08022">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A08022

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2241A0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A08022: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A08022

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A08022 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A08022 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A08022?

#A08022 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 160, 128, 34). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A08022?

#A08022 is RGB 160, 128, 34 — HSL 45°, 65%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 79%, 37%.

What colors go with #A08022?

Its complement is #2241A0; analogous partners are #A04122 and #80A022. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A08022 for text?

Black text on #A08022 has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.75:1.