What color is #A29C7F?

#A29C7F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29C7F?

The RGB value is 162, 156, 127: 162 red, 156 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29C7F?

The complementary color is #7F85A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29C7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29C7F color

#A29C7F rgb(162, 156, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A29C7F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 61.2% green and 49.8% blue (162, 156, 127).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#A29C7F color codes

HEX	`#A29C7F`
RGB	`rgb(162, 156, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 61.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 22%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.15, -2.73, 16.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.15, 16.24, 99.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.619, 32.991, 24.829)`
Decimal	`10656895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29C7F, 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 #A29C7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29C7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #A29C7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29c7f; }
.text { color: #a29c7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29c7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 156 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29c7f, #96a27f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A29C7F?: #A29C7F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29C7F?: The RGB value is 162, 156, 127: 162 red, 156 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29C7F?: The complementary color is #7F85A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29C7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.