What color is #A08F34?

#A08F34 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08F34?

The RGB value is 160, 143, 52: 160 red, 143 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08F34?

The complementary color is #3445A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08F34?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08F34 color

#A08F34 rgb(160, 143, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A08F34 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 56.1% green and 20.4% blue (160, 143, 52).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 51% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 68% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Gecko (#9D913C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#A08F34 color codes

HEX	`#A08F34`
RGB	`rgb(160, 143, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 56.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 51%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 68%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 68%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.31, -4.52, 48.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.31, 49.12, 95.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.941, 27.368, 7.217)`
Decimal	`10522420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08F34, 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 #A08F34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08F34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A08F34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08f34; }
.text { color: #a08f34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08f34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 143 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08f34, #7ba034); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #A08F34?: #A08F34 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08F34?: The RGB value is 160, 143, 52: 160 red, 143 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08F34?: The complementary color is #3445A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08F34?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.