What color is #A9A450?

#A9A450 is a desaturated yellow known as Desert Locust. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Desert Locust?

The RGB value is 169, 164, 80: 169 red, 164 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Desert Locust?

The complementary color is #5055A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A450?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Desert Locust color: hex code #A9A450

#A9A450 rgb(169, 164, 80)

Shades of yellow

Desert Locust has the hex code #A9A450. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 64.3% green and 31.4% blue (169, 164, 80).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 36% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 53% yellow and 34% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

Desert Locust (#A9A450) color codes

HEX	`#A9A450`
RGB	`rgb(169, 164, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 64.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 36%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 53%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 53%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.19, -9.76, 43.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.19, 44.77, 102.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.086, 35.566, 12.815)`
Decimal	`11117648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Desert Locust, 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 #A9A450	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A450 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #A9A450 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a450; }
.text { color: #a9a450; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a450; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 164 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a450, #81a950); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

See #A9A450 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A9A450?: #A9A450 is a desaturated yellow known as Desert Locust. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Desert Locust?: The RGB value is 169, 164, 80: 169 red, 164 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Desert Locust?: The complementary color is #5055A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A450?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.