What color is #A19820?

#A19820 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 #A19820?

The RGB value is 161, 152, 32: 161 red, 152 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19820?

The complementary color is #2029A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19820?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19820 color

#A19820 rgb(161, 152, 32)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A19820 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 59.6% green and 12.5% blue (161, 152, 32).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 67% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 80% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Greedy Gecko (#AA9922), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#A19820 color codes

HEX	`#A19820`
RGB	`rgb(161, 152, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 59.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 67%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 80%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 80%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.77, -9.88, 58.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.77, 59.65, 99.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.188, 30.139, 5.804)`
Decimal	`10590240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19820, 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 #A19820	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19820 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #A19820 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19820; }
.text { color: #a19820; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19820; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 152 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19820, #6aa120); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #A19820?: #A19820 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 #A19820?: The RGB value is 161, 152, 32: 161 red, 152 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19820?: The complementary color is #2029A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19820?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.