What color is #A19350?

#A19350 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Backroom Ember. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19350?

The RGB value is 161, 147, 80: 161 red, 147 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19350?

The complementary color is #505EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19350?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19350 color

#A19350 rgb(161, 147, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A19350 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 57.6% green and 31.4% blue (161, 147, 80).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 34% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 50% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Backroom Ember (#A19250), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#A19350 color codes

HEX	`#A19350`
RGB	`rgb(161, 147, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 57.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 34%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 50%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.8, -4.08, 37.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.8, 37.32, 96.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.58, 29.025, 11.79)`
Decimal	`10589008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19350, 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 #A19350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A19350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #A19350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19350; }
.text { color: #a19350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 147 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19350, #86a150); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A19350?: #A19350 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Backroom Ember. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19350?: The RGB value is 161, 147, 80: 161 red, 147 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19350?: The complementary color is #505EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19350?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.