What color is #A09E7B?

#A09E7B 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 #A09E7B?

The RGB value is 160, 158, 123: 160 red, 158 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09E7B?

The complementary color is #7B7DA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09E7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09E7B color

#A09E7B rgb(160, 158, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A09E7B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 62% green and 48.2% blue (160, 158, 123).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 23% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#A09E7B color codes

HEX	`#A09E7B`
RGB	`rgb(160, 158, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 62%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 23%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 23%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.45, -5.21, 18.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.45, 19.32, 105.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.299, 33.358, 23.578)`
Decimal	`10526331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09E7B, 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 #A09E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #A09E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09e7b; }
.text { color: #a09e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 158 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09e7b, #90a07b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A09E7B?: #A09E7B 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 #A09E7B?: The RGB value is 160, 158, 123: 160 red, 158 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09E7B?: The complementary color is #7B7DA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09E7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.