What color is #A09351?

#A09351 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Backroom Ember. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09351?

The RGB value is 160, 147, 81: 160 red, 147 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09351?

The complementary color is #515EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09351?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09351 color

#A09351 rgb(160, 147, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A09351 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 57.6% green and 31.8% blue (160, 147, 81).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 33% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 49% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Backroom Ember (#A19250), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#A09351 color codes

HEX	`#A09351`
RGB	`rgb(160, 147, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 57.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 33%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 49%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 49%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.73, -4.41, 36.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.73, 36.72, 96.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.417, 28.936, 11.977)`
Decimal	`10523473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09351, 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 #A09351	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A09351 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #A09351 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09351; }
.text { color: #a09351; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09351; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 147 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09351, #85a051); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A09351?: #A09351 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Backroom Ember. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09351?: The RGB value is 160, 147, 81: 160 red, 147 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09351?: The complementary color is #515EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09351?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.