What color is #A1901E?

#A1901E is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1901E?

The RGB value is 161, 144, 30: 161 red, 144 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1901E?

The complementary color is #1E2FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1901E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1901E color

#A1901E rgb(161, 144, 30)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A1901E is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 56.5% green and 11.8% blue (161, 144, 30).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 69% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 81% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Greedy Gecko (#AA9922), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#A1901E color codes

HEX	`#A1901E`
RGB	`rgb(161, 144, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 56.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 69%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 81%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 81%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.54, -5.65, 57.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.54, 57.74, 95.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.907, 27.619, 5.247)`
Decimal	`10588190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1901E, 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 #A1901E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A1901E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A1901E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1901e; }
.text { color: #a1901e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1901e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 144 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1901e, #71a11e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #A1901E?: #A1901E is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1901E?: The RGB value is 161, 144, 30: 161 red, 144 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1901E?: The complementary color is #1E2FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1901E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.