What color is #A09669?

#A09669 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09669?

The RGB value is 160, 150, 105: 160 red, 150 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09669?

The complementary color is #6973A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09669?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09669 color

#A09669 rgb(160, 150, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A09669 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 58.8% green and 41.2% blue (160, 150, 105).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#A09669 color codes

HEX	`#A09669`
RGB	`rgb(160, 150, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 58.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.92, -3.34, 25.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.92, 25.33, 97.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.954, 30.307, 17.739)`
Decimal	`10524265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09669, 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 #A09669	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09669 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #A09669 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09669; }
.text { color: #a09669; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09669; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 150 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09669, #8ea069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A09669?: #A09669 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09669?: The RGB value is 160, 150, 105: 160 red, 150 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09669?: The complementary color is #6973A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09669?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.