What color is #A19F65?

#A19F65 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19F65?

The RGB value is 161, 159, 101: 161 red, 159 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19F65?

The complementary color is #6567A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19F65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19F65 color

#A19F65 rgb(161, 159, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A19F65 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 62.4% green and 39.6% blue (161, 159, 101).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 37% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Earthly Delights (#A09F5B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#A19F65 color codes

HEX	`#A19F65`
RGB	`rgb(161, 159, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 62.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 37%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.41, -8.29, 30.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.41, 31.66, 105.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.445, 33.314, 17.188)`
Decimal	`10592101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19F65, 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 #A19F65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19F65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #A19F65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19f65; }
.text { color: #a19f65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19f65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 159 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19f65, #85a165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A19F65?: #A19F65 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19F65?: The RGB value is 161, 159, 101: 161 red, 159 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19F65?: The complementary color is #6567A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19F65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.