What color is #A79954?

#A79954 is a desaturated yellow known as Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gremlin?

The RGB value is 167, 153, 84: 167 red, 153 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gremlin?

The complementary color is #5462A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79954?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gremlin color: hex code #A79954

#A79954 rgb(167, 153, 84)

Shades of brown

Gremlin has the hex code #A79954. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 60% green and 32.9% blue (167, 153, 84).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 33% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 50% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

Gremlin (#A79954) color codes

HEX	`#A79954`
RGB	`rgb(167, 153, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 60%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 33%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 50%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 50%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.04, -4.37, 37.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.04, 38.13, 96.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.929, 31.639, 12.969)`
Decimal	`10983764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gremlin, 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 #A79954	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79954 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #A79954 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79954; }
.text { color: #a79954; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79954; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 153 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79954, #8ba754); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

See #A79954 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A79954?: #A79954 is a desaturated yellow known as Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gremlin?: The RGB value is 167, 153, 84: 167 red, 153 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gremlin?: The complementary color is #5462A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79954?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.