What color is #A09E47?

#A09E47 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 #A09E47?

The RGB value is 160, 158, 71: 160 red, 158 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09E47?

The complementary color is #4749A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09E47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09E47 color

#A09E47 rgb(160, 158, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A09E47 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 62% green and 27.8% blue (160, 158, 71).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 39% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 56% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lazy Lizard (#9C9C4B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#A09E47 color codes

HEX	`#A09E47`
RGB	`rgb(160, 158, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 62%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 39%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 56%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 56%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.66, -11.21, 44.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.66, 46.3, 104.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.862, 32.383, 10.743)`
Decimal	`10526279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09E47, 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 #A09E47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09E47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #A09E47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09e47; }
.text { color: #a09e47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09e47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 158 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09e47, #75a047); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A09E47?: #A09E47 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 #A09E47?: The RGB value is 160, 158, 71: 160 red, 158 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09E47?: The complementary color is #4749A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09E47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.