Close to Antique Gold
#A8900A
#A8900A is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Antique Gold. In RGB it’s made of 65.9% red, 56.5% green, and 3.9% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 89% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A8900A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.66:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A8900A as they’d see it.
#A8900A in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A8900A
What color is #A8900A?
#A8900A is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Antique Gold. In RGB it’s made of 65.9% red, 56.5% green, and 3.9% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 89% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #A8900A in RGB?
#A8900A is rgb(168, 144, 10): 168 red, 144 green, and 10 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A8900A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 14, 94, 34). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A8900A?
PANTONE 111 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A8900A?
Its complement #9780EF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.