What color is #A29A56?

#A29A56 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29A56?

The RGB value is 162, 154, 86: 162 red, 154 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29A56?

The complementary color is #565EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29A56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29A56 color

#A29A56 rgb(162, 154, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A29A56 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 60.4% green and 33.7% blue (162, 154, 86).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 31% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 47% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Formosan Green (#A69A51), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#A29A56 color codes

HEX	`#A29A56`
RGB	`rgb(162, 154, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 60.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 31%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 47%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 47%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.9, -6.85, 36.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.9, 37.2, 100.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.136, 31.465, 13.394)`
Decimal	`10656342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29A56, 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 #A29A56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29A56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #A29A56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29a56; }
.text { color: #a29a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29a56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 154 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29a56, #84a256); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A29A56?: #A29A56 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29A56?: The RGB value is 162, 154, 86: 162 red, 154 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29A56?: The complementary color is #565EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29A56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.