What color is #A0986B?

#A0986B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0986B?

The RGB value is 160, 152, 107: 160 red, 152 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0986B?

The complementary color is #6B73A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0986B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0986B color

#A0986B rgb(160, 152, 107)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A0986B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 59.6% green and 42% blue (160, 152, 107).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 33% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#A0986B color codes

HEX	`#A0986B`
RGB	`rgb(160, 152, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 59.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 33%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 33%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.5, -4.18, 24.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.5, 25.13, 99.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.38, 30.992, 18.394)`
Decimal	`10524779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0986B, 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 #A0986B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0986B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #A0986B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0986b; }
.text { color: #a0986b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0986b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 152 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0986b, #8ea06b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A0986B?: #A0986B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0986B?: The RGB value is 160, 152, 107: 160 red, 152 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0986B?: The complementary color is #6B73A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0986B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.