What color is #A0A85E?

#A0A85E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Springtide Melodies. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0A85E?

The RGB value is 160, 168, 94: 160 red, 168 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0A85E?

The complementary color is #665EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0A85E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0A85E color

#A0A85E rgb(160, 168, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A0A85E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 65.9% green and 36.9% blue (160, 168, 94).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 30% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Springtide Melodies (#9AA955), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#A0A85E color codes

HEX	`#A0A85E`
RGB	`rgb(160, 168, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 65.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 30%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 44%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 44%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.74, -14.24, 37.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.74, 39.79, 110.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.521, 36.287, 15.984)`
Decimal	`10528862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0A85E, 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 #A0A85E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0A85E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #A0A85E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0a85e; }
.text { color: #a0a85e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0a85e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 168 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0a85e, #7ba85e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #A0A85E?: #A0A85E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Springtide Melodies. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0A85E?: The RGB value is 160, 168, 94: 160 red, 168 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0A85E?: The complementary color is #665EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0A85E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.