What color is #A29C7C?

#A29C7C 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 #A29C7C?

The RGB value is 162, 156, 124: 162 red, 156 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29C7C?

The complementary color is #7C82A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29C7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29C7C color

#A29C7C rgb(162, 156, 124)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A29C7C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 61.2% green and 48.6% blue (162, 156, 124).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 17% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#A29C7C color codes

HEX	`#A29C7C`
RGB	`rgb(162, 156, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 61.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 17%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.09, -3.18, 17.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.09, 17.87, 100.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.427, 32.914, 23.815)`
Decimal	`10656892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29C7C, 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 #A29C7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29C7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #A29C7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29c7c; }
.text { color: #a29c7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29c7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 156 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29c7c, #95a27c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A29C7C?: #A29C7C 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 #A29C7C?: The RGB value is 162, 156, 124: 162 red, 156 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29C7C?: The complementary color is #7C82A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29C7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.