What color is #A1A46D?

#A1A46D is a grayish yellow known as Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Willow Leaf?

The RGB value is 161, 164, 109: 161 red, 164 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Willow Leaf?

The complementary color is #706DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1A46D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Willow Leaf color: hex code #A1A46D

#A1A46D rgb(161, 164, 109)

Shades of yellow

Willow Leaf has the hex code #A1A46D. It is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 64.3% green and 42.7% blue (161, 164, 109).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 23% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 36% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

Willow Leaf (#A1A46D) color codes

HEX	`#A1A46D`
RGB	`rgb(161, 164, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 64.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 23%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 34%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 34%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.93, -9.96, 28.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.93, 29.95, 109.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.734, 35.233, 19.647)`
Decimal	`10593389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Willow Leaf, 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 #A1A46D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1A46D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #A1A46D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1a46d; }
.text { color: #a1a46d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1a46d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 164 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1a46d, #85a46d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

See #A1A46D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A1A46D?: #A1A46D is a grayish yellow known as Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Willow Leaf?: The RGB value is 161, 164, 109: 161 red, 164 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Willow Leaf?: The complementary color is #706DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1A46D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.