Palettes / Colors / #A8942E

#A8942E — Yellow

#A8942E is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#A8942E is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2E42A8; it also sits naturally between #A8572E and #7FA82E. 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 66% · Green 58% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 73% · Key 34%

Previews

CSS code for #A8942E

.text { color: #A8942E; }
.background { background-color: #A8942E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A8942E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 148, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 57%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A8942E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 148, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A8942E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 148, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A8942E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A8942E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A8942E

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Tones of #A8942E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E42A8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A8942E: #000000.

How #A8942E 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 #A8942E or a close neighbour

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 #A8942E?

#A8942E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 168, 148, 46). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A8942E?

#A8942E is RGB 168, 148, 46 — HSL 50°, 57%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 73%, 34%.

What colors go with #A8942E?

Its complement is #2E42A8; analogous partners are #A8572E and #7FA82E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A8942E for text?

Black text on #A8942E has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.03:1.