HEX atlas value

#A8AD67

#A8AD67 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 168, 173, 103, HSL 64, 30%, 54%, has luminance 0.3919, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#A8AD67 Sample readable text

HEX #A8AD67

RGB rgb(168, 173, 103)

HSL hsl(64 30% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 40, 32)

Luminance 0.3919

Contrast Black 8.84:1White 2.38:1

CSS

--color-a8ad67: #A8AD67;
.background-a8ad67 { background-color: #A8AD67; }
.text-a8ad67 { color: #A8AD67; }

Luminance0.3919

Black text8.84:1AA Pass

White text2.38:1AA 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":"#A8AD67","rgb":[168,173,103],"hsl":[64,30,54],"cmyk":[3,0,40,32],"luminance":0.3919,"contrast":{"black":8.84,"white":2.38}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.84,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CACDA2","hex":"#CACDA2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.77,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BFC74D","hex":"#BFC74D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.49,"contrastWhite":1.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Dark Khaki adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a8ad67.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6B67AD","analogous":["#AD8E67","#85AD67"],"triadic":["#67A8AD","#AD67A8"],"tetradic":["#67AD8E","#6B67AD","#AD6785"],"splitComplementary":["#6785AD","#8E67AD"],"monochromatic":["#CACDA2","#A8AD67","#747740"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CACDA2","dark":"#747740","saturated":"#BFC74D","desaturated":"#929380","pastel":"#D0D1C1","neon":"#F2FF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":23.600847442411894},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":31.654383582688826},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":32.77193921634788},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":33.734255586866},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":34.49637662132068}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A8AD67

#A8AD67 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #A8AD67 is visually closest to Dark Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #BDB76B.

The RGB channels are 168, 173, and 103, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 64deg with 30% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3919, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.84:1AA Pass

White text2.38:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A8AD67 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.84:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.38:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CACDA2#000000 text · best 12.77:1#CACDA2

#BFC74D#000000 text · best 11.49:1#BFC74D

Pistachio#000000 text · best 10.47:1#93C572

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

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

Generated Palette

#A8AD67#A8AD67

#6B67AD#6B67AD

#AD8E67#AD8E67

#85AD67#85AD67

#CACDA2#CACDA2

#747740#747740

Color Harmonies

#6B67AD#6B67AD

#AD8E67#AD8E67

#85AD67#85AD67

#67A8AD#67A8AD

#AD67A8#AD67A8

Variants

#CACDA2#CACDA2

#747740#747740

#BFC74D#BFC74D

#929380#929380

#D0D1C1#D0D1C1

#F2FF3D#F2FF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Camel#C19A6B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Pistachio#93C572

Sage Gray#B2AC88

#A8AD67

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A8AD67

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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