What color is #A09C7D?

#A09C7D 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 #A09C7D?

The RGB value is 160, 156, 125: 160 red, 156 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09C7D?

The complementary color is #7D81A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09C7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09C7D color

#A09C7D rgb(160, 156, 125)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A09C7D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 61.2% green and 49% blue (160, 156, 125).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 16% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 22% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#A09C7D color codes

HEX	`#A09C7D`
RGB	`rgb(160, 156, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 61.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 16%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 22%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 22%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.94, -3.82, 16.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.94, 17.23, 102.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.087, 32.732, 24.131)`
Decimal	`10525821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09C7D, 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 #A09C7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09C7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #A09C7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09c7d; }
.text { color: #a09c7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09c7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 156 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09c7d, #93a07d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A09C7D?: #A09C7D 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 #A09C7D?: The RGB value is 160, 156, 125: 160 red, 156 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09C7D?: The complementary color is #7D81A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09C7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.