Palettes / Colors / #A8A620

#A8A620 — Yellow

#A8A620 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 #A8A620 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.

#A8A620 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 #2022A7; it also sits naturally between #A76120 and #66A720. 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 65% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 81% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A8A620

.text { color: #A8A620; }
.background { background-color: #A8A620; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A8A620; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 166, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 68%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A8A620; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 166, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A8A620; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 166, 32, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A8A620">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A8A620">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2022A7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A8A620: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A8A620

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 #A8A620 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 #A8A620 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

← #A8A61F  ·  #A8A621 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A8A620?

#A8A620 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 168, 166, 32). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A8A620?

#A8A620 is RGB 168, 166, 32 — HSL 59°, 68%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 81%, 34%.

What colors go with #A8A620?

Its complement is #2022A7; analogous partners are #A76120 and #66A720. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A8A620 for text?

Black text on #A8A620 has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.58:1.