What color is #A29158?

#A29158 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Salted Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29158?

The RGB value is 162, 145, 88: 162 red, 145 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29158?

The complementary color is #5869A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29158?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29158 color

#A29158 rgb(162, 145, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A29158 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 56.9% green and 34.5% blue (162, 145, 88).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 30% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 46% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Salted Capers (#A69151), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#A29158 color codes

HEX	`#A29158`
RGB	`rgb(162, 145, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 56.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 30%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 46%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 46%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.46, -1.75, 32.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.46, 32.52, 93.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.788, 28.638, 13.347)`
Decimal	`10654040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29158, 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 #A29158	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A29158 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A29158 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29158; }
.text { color: #a29158; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29158; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 145 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29158, #8ea258); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A29158?: #A29158 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Salted Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29158?: The RGB value is 162, 145, 88: 162 red, 145 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29158?: The complementary color is #5869A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29158?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.