What color is #A29867?

#A29867 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29867?

The RGB value is 162, 152, 103: 162 red, 152 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29867?

The complementary color is #6771A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29867?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29867 color

#A29867 rgb(162, 152, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A29867 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 59.6% green and 40.4% blue (162, 152, 103).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 24% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 36% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Kathmandu (#AD9A5D), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#A29867 color codes

HEX	`#A29867`
RGB	`rgb(162, 152, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 59.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 24%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 36%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 36%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.61, -3.86, 27.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.61, 27.42, 98.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.577, 31.118, 17.33)`
Decimal	`10655847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29867, 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 #A29867	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29867 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #A29867 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29867; }
.text { color: #a29867; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29867; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 152 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29867, #8ea267); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A29867?: #A29867 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29867?: The RGB value is 162, 152, 103: 162 red, 152 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29867?: The complementary color is #6771A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29867?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.