What color is #A69A51?

#A69A51 is a desaturated yellow known as Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Formosan Green?

The RGB value is 166, 154, 81: 166 red, 154 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Formosan Green?

The complementary color is #515DA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69A51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Formosan Green color: hex code #A69A51

#A69A51 rgb(166, 154, 81)

Shades of yellow

Formosan Green has the hex code #A69A51. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 60.4% green and 31.8% blue (166, 154, 81).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 34% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 51% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

Formosan Green (#A69A51) color codes

HEX	`#A69A51`
RGB	`rgb(166, 154, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 60.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 34%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 51%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 51%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.19, -5.62, 39.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.19, 39.96, 98.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.768, 31.813, 12.408)`
Decimal	`10918481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Formosan Green, 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 #A69A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #A69A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69a51; }
.text { color: #a69a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 154 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69a51, #88a651); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

See #A69A51 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A69A51?: #A69A51 is a desaturated yellow known as Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Formosan Green?: The RGB value is 166, 154, 81: 166 red, 154 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Formosan Green?: The complementary color is #515DA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69A51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.