HEX atlas value

#A0A66E

#A0A66E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Sage Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 160, 166, 110, HSL 66, 24%, 54%, has luminance 0.3587, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#A0A66E Sample readable text

HEX #A0A66E

RGB rgb(160, 166, 110)

HSL hsl(66 24% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(4, 0, 34, 35)

Luminance 0.3587

Contrast Black 8.17:1White 2.57:1

CSS

--color-a0a66e: #A0A66E;
.background-a0a66e { background-color: #A0A66E; }
.text-a0a66e { color: #A0A66E; }

Luminance0.3587

Black text8.17:1AA Pass

White text2.57:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#A0A66E","rgb":[160,166,110],"hsl":[66,24,54],"cmyk":[4,0,34,35],"luminance":0.3587,"contrast":{"black":8.17,"white":2.57}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.17,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.57,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C5C9A6","hex":"#C5C9A6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.28,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B5C054","hex":"#B5C054","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.63,"contrastWhite":1.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.9,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Sage Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a0a66e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#736EA6","analogous":["#A68F6E","#84A66E"],"triadic":["#6EA0A6","#A66EA0"],"tetradic":["#6EA68F","#736EA6","#A66E84"],"splitComplementary":["#6E84A6","#8F6EA6"],"monochromatic":["#C5C9A6","#A0A66E","#6D7246"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C5C9A6","dark":"#6D7246","saturated":"#B5C054","desaturated":"#8C8C87","pastel":"#CDCEC5","neon":"#ECFF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":27.80287754891569},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":31.448370387032774},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":32.18695387886216},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":33.74907406137241},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":33.77869150810907}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A0A66E

#A0A66E is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #A0A66E is visually closest to Sage Green, a named green color with HEX #9CAF88.

The RGB channels are 160, 166, and 110, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 24% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.3587, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.17:1AA Pass

White text2.57:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A0A66E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.17:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.57:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C5C9A6#000000 text · best 12.28:1#C5C9A6

#B5C054#000000 text · best 10.63:1#B5C054

Dark Khaki#000000 text · best 10.15:1#BDB76B

Sage Gray#000000 text · best 9.15:1#B2AC88

Sage Green#000000 text · best 8.9:1#9CAF88

Generated Palette

#A0A66E#A0A66E

#736EA6#736EA6

#A68F6E#A68F6E

#84A66E#84A66E

#C5C9A6#C5C9A6

#6D7246#6D7246

Color Harmonies

#736EA6#736EA6

#A68F6E#A68F6E

#84A66E#84A66E

#6EA0A6#6EA0A6

#A66EA0#A66EA0

Variants

#C5C9A6#C5C9A6

#6D7246#6D7246

#B5C054#B5C054

#8C8C87#8C8C87

#CDCEC5#CDCEC5

#ECFF3D#ECFF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Green#9CAF88

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Driftwood#A69A8D

#A0A66E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A0A66E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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