What color is #A09865?

#A09865 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09865?

The RGB value is 160, 152, 101: 160 red, 152 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09865?

The complementary color is #656DA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09865?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09865 color

#A09865 rgb(160, 152, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A09865 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 59.6% green and 39.6% blue (160, 152, 101).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 37% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#A09865 color codes

HEX	`#A09865`
RGB	`rgb(160, 152, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 59.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 37%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.4, -4.93, 27.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.4, 28.35, 100.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.075, 30.87, 16.789)`
Decimal	`10524773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09865, 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 #A09865	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09865 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #A09865 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09865; }
.text { color: #a09865; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09865; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 152 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09865, #8ba065); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A09865?: #A09865 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09865?: The RGB value is 160, 152, 101: 160 red, 152 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09865?: The complementary color is #656DA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09865?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.