What color is #A19B42?

#A19B42 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19B42?

The RGB value is 161, 155, 66: 161 red, 155 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19B42?

The complementary color is #4248A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19B42?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19B42 color

#A19B42 rgb(161, 155, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A19B42 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 60.8% green and 25.9% blue (161, 155, 66).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 42% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 59% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lazy Lizard (#9C9C4B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#A19B42 color codes

HEX	`#A19B42`
RGB	`rgb(161, 155, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 60.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 42%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 59%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 59%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.86, -9.58, 46.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.86, 47.39, 101.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.404, 31.414, 9.773)`
Decimal	`10591042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19B42, 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 #A19B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #A19B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19b42; }
.text { color: #a19b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 155 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19b42, #77a142); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A19B42?: #A19B42 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19B42?: The RGB value is 161, 155, 66: 161 red, 155 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19B42?: The complementary color is #4248A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19B42?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.