What color is #AD9A5D?

#AD9A5D is a desaturated yellow known as Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kathmandu?

The RGB value is 173, 154, 93: 173 red, 154 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kathmandu?

The complementary color is #5D70AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9A5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kathmandu color: hex code #AD9A5D

#AD9A5D rgb(173, 154, 93)

Shades of brown

Kathmandu has the hex code #AD9A5D. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 60.4% green and 36.5% blue (173, 154, 93).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 33% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 46% yellow and 32% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

Kathmandu (#AD9A5D) color codes

HEX	`#AD9A5D`
RGB	`rgb(173, 154, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 60.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 33%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 46%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 46%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.99, -1.47, 34.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.99, 34.51, 92.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.766, 32.787, 15.062)`
Decimal	`11377245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kathmandu, 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 #AD9A5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9A5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #AD9A5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9a5d; }
.text { color: #ad9a5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9a5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 154 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9a5d, #98ad5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

See #AD9A5D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AD9A5D?: #AD9A5D is a desaturated yellow known as Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kathmandu?: The RGB value is 173, 154, 93: 173 red, 154 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kathmandu?: The complementary color is #5D70AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9A5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.