What color is #A09035?

#A09035 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09035?

The RGB value is 160, 144, 53: 160 red, 144 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09035?

The complementary color is #3545A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09035?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09035 color

#A09035 rgb(160, 144, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A09035 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 56.5% green and 20.8% blue (160, 144, 53).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 50% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 67% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Gecko (#9D913C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#A09035 color codes

HEX	`#A09035`
RGB	`rgb(160, 144, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 56.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 50%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 67%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 67%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.6, -5, 48.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.6, 49.02, 95.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.114, 27.678, 7.387)`
Decimal	`10522677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09035, 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 #A09035	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A09035 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #A09035 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09035; }
.text { color: #a09035; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09035; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 144 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09035, #7ba035); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #A09035?: #A09035 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09035?: The RGB value is 160, 144, 53: 160 red, 144 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09035?: The complementary color is #3545A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09035?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.