What color is #A19250?

#A19250 is a desaturated yellow known as Backroom Ember. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Backroom Ember?

The RGB value is 161, 146, 80: 161 red, 146 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Backroom Ember?

The complementary color is #505FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19250?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Backroom Ember color: hex code #A19250

#A19250 rgb(161, 146, 80)

Shades of brown

Backroom Ember has the hex code #A19250. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 57.3% green and 31.4% blue (161, 146, 80).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 34% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 50% yellow and 37% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

Backroom Ember (#A19250) color codes

HEX	`#A19250`
RGB	`rgb(161, 146, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 57.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 34%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 50%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.53, -3.53, 36.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.53, 36.93, 95.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.426, 28.715, 11.738)`
Decimal	`10588752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Backroom Ember, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A19250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A19250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A19250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19250; }
.text { color: #a19250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 146 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19250, #87a150); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

See #A19250 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A19250?: #A19250 is a desaturated yellow known as Backroom Ember. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Backroom Ember?: The RGB value is 161, 146, 80: 161 red, 146 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Backroom Ember?: The complementary color is #505FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19250?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.