What color is #A09F5B?

#A09F5B is a desaturated yellow known as Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Garden of Earthly Delights?

The RGB value is 160, 159, 91: 160 red, 159 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Garden of Earthly Delights?

The complementary color is #5B5CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09F5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Garden of Earthly Delights color: hex code #A09F5B

#A09F5B rgb(160, 159, 91)

Shades of yellow

Garden of Earthly Delights has the hex code #A09F5B. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 62.4% green and 35.7% blue (160, 159, 91).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 27% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 43% yellow and 37% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

Garden of Earthly Delights (#A09F5B) color codes

HEX	`#A09F5B`
RGB	`rgb(160, 159, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 62.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 27%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 43%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 43%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.18, -9.84, 35.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.18, 36.86, 105.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.784, 33.026, 14.754)`
Decimal	`10526555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Garden of Earthly Delights, 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 #A09F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #A09F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09f5b; }
.text { color: #a09f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 159 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09f5b, #7fa05b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

See #A09F5B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A09F5B?: #A09F5B is a desaturated yellow known as Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Garden of Earthly Delights?: The RGB value is 160, 159, 91: 160 red, 159 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Garden of Earthly Delights?: The complementary color is #5B5CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09F5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.