What color is #A0986E?

#A0986E 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 #A0986E?

The RGB value is 160, 152, 110: 160 red, 152 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0986E?

The complementary color is #6E76A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0986E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0986E color

#A0986E rgb(160, 152, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A0986E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 59.6% green and 43.1% blue (160, 152, 110).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 31% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#A0986E color codes

HEX	`#A0986E`
RGB	`rgb(160, 152, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 59.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 31%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 31%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.56, -3.78, 23.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.56, 23.52, 99.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.54, 31.057, 19.24)`
Decimal	`10524782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0986E, 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 #A0986E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0986E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #A0986E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0986e; }
.text { color: #a0986e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0986e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 152 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0986e, #8fa06e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A0986E?: #A0986E 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 #A0986E?: The RGB value is 160, 152, 110: 160 red, 152 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0986E?: The complementary color is #6E76A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0986E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.