What color is #A09D75?

#A09D75 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09D75?

The RGB value is 160, 157, 117: 160 red, 157 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09D75?

The complementary color is #7578A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09D75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09D75 color

#A09D75 rgb(160, 157, 117)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A09D75 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 61.6% green and 45.9% blue (160, 157, 117).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 27% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#A09D75 color codes

HEX	`#A09D75`
RGB	`rgb(160, 157, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 61.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 27%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.06, -5.53, 21.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.06, 22.09, 104.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.765, 32.872, 21.603)`
Decimal	`10526069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09D75, 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 #A09D75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09D75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #A09D75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09d75; }
.text { color: #a09d75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09d75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 157 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09d75, #8da075); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A09D75?: #A09D75 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09D75?: The RGB value is 160, 157, 117: 160 red, 157 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09D75?: The complementary color is #7578A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09D75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.