What color is #A29B77?

#A29B77 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29B77?

The RGB value is 162, 155, 119: 162 red, 155 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29B77?

The complementary color is #777EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29B77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29B77 color

#A29B77 rgb(162, 155, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A29B77 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 60.8% green and 46.7% blue (162, 155, 119).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#A29B77 color codes

HEX	`#A29B77`
RGB	`rgb(162, 155, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 60.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.72, -3.37, 19.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.72, 20.13, 99.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.952, 32.457, 22.136)`
Decimal	`10656631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29B77, 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 #A29B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #A29B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29b77; }
.text { color: #a29b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 155 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29b77, #94a277); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A29B77?: #A29B77 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29B77?: The RGB value is 162, 155, 119: 162 red, 155 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29B77?: The complementary color is #777EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29B77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.