What color is #A29961?

#A29961 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29961?

The RGB value is 162, 153, 97: 162 red, 153 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29961?

The complementary color is #616AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29961?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29961 color

#A29961 rgb(162, 153, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A29961 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 60% green and 38% blue (162, 153, 97).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 26% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 40% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#A29961 color codes

HEX	`#A29961`
RGB	`rgb(162, 153, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 60%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 26%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 40%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 40%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.78, -5.12, 30.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.78, 31.04, 99.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.45, 31.328, 15.855)`
Decimal	`10656097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29961, 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 #A29961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #A29961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29961; }
.text { color: #a29961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 153 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29961, #8ba261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A29961?: #A29961 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29961?: The RGB value is 162, 153, 97: 162 red, 153 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29961?: The complementary color is #616AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29961?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.