What color is #A0A42E?

#A0A42E is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Countryside. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0A42E?

The RGB value is 160, 164, 46: 160 red, 164 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0A42E?

The complementary color is #322EA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0A42E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0A42E color

#A0A42E rgb(160, 164, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A0A42E is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 64.3% green and 18% blue (160, 164, 46).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 56% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Countryside (#A4A404), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#A0A42E color codes

HEX	`#A0A42E`
RGB	`rgb(160, 164, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 64.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 56%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 72%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 72%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.14, -15.99, 57.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.14, 59.38, 105.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.267, 34.222, 7.701)`
Decimal	`10527790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0A42E, 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 #A0A42E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0A42E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #A0A42E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0a42e; }
.text { color: #a0a42e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0a42e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 164 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0a42e, #65a42e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A0A42E?: #A0A42E is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Countryside. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0A42E?: The RGB value is 160, 164, 46: 160 red, 164 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0A42E?: The complementary color is #322EA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0A42E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.