What color is #A4A404?

#A4A404 is a dark, vivid yellow known as Countryside. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Countryside?

The RGB value is 164, 164, 4: 164 red, 164 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Countryside?

The complementary color is #0404A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A404?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Countryside color: hex code #A4A404

#A4A404 rgb(164, 164, 4)

Shades of yellow

Countryside has the hex code #A4A404. It is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 64.3% green and 1.6% blue (164, 164, 4).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 95% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 98% yellow and 36% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

Countryside (#A4A404) color codes

HEX	`#A4A404`
RGB	`rgb(164, 164, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 64.3%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 95%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 98%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 98%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.32, -15.43, 67.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.32, 69.12, 102.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.608, 34.453, 5.258)`
Decimal	`10789892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Countryside, 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 #A4A404	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A404 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A4A404 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a404; }
.text { color: #a4a404; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a404; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 164 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a404, #54a404); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

See #A4A404 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A4A404?: #A4A404 is a dark, vivid yellow known as Countryside. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Countryside?: The RGB value is 164, 164, 4: 164 red, 164 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Countryside?: The complementary color is #0404A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A404?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.