What color is #A19F71?

#A19F71 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19F71?

The RGB value is 161, 159, 113: 161 red, 159 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19F71?

The complementary color is #7173A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19F71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19F71 color

#A19F71 rgb(161, 159, 113)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A19F71 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 62.4% green and 44.3% blue (161, 159, 113).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 20% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 30% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#A19F71 color codes

HEX	`#A19F71`
RGB	`rgb(161, 159, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 62.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 20%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 30%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 30%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.62, -6.76, 24.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.62, 25.26, 105.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.077, 33.566, 20.514)`
Decimal	`10592113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19F71, 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 #A19F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #A19F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19f71; }
.text { color: #a19f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 159 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19f71, #8ba171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A19F71?: #A19F71 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19F71?: The RGB value is 161, 159, 113: 161 red, 159 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19F71?: The complementary color is #7173A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19F71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.