What color is #A1A084?

#A1A084 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1A084?

The RGB value is 161, 160, 132: 161 red, 160 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1A084?

The complementary color is #8485A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1A084?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1A084 color

#A1A084 rgb(161, 160, 132)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A1A084 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 62.7% green and 51.8% blue (161, 160, 132).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#A1A084 color codes

HEX	`#A1A084`
RGB	`rgb(161, 160, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 62.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 18%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.27, -4.52, 14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.27, 15.44, 107.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.433, 34.385, 26.806)`
Decimal	`10592388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1A084, 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 #A1A084	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1A084 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #A1A084 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1a084; }
.text { color: #a1a084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1a084; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 160 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1a084, #94a184); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A1A084?: #A1A084 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1A084?: The RGB value is 161, 160, 132: 161 red, 160 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1A084?: The complementary color is #8485A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1A084?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.