What color is #A09B3C?

#A09B3C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09B3C?

The RGB value is 160, 155, 60: 160 red, 155 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09B3C?

The complementary color is #3C41A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09B3C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09B3C color

#A09B3C rgb(160, 155, 60)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A09B3C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 60.8% green and 23.5% blue (160, 155, 60).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 45% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 62% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lazy Lizard (#9C9C4B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#A09B3C color codes

HEX	`#A09B3C`
RGB	`rgb(160, 155, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 60.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 45%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 63%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 62%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.71, -10.45, 48.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.71, 50.08, 102.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.035, 31.243, 8.881)`
Decimal	`10525500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09B3C, 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 #A09B3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09B3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #A09B3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09b3c; }
.text { color: #a09b3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09b3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 155 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09b3c, #73a03c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A09B3C?: #A09B3C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09B3C?: The RGB value is 160, 155, 60: 160 red, 155 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09B3C?: The complementary color is #3C41A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09B3C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.