What color is #A29F85?

#A29F85 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29F85?

The RGB value is 162, 159, 133: 162 red, 159 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29F85?

The complementary color is #8588A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29F85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29F85 color

#A29F85 rgb(162, 159, 133)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A29F85 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 62.4% green and 52.2% blue (162, 159, 133).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#A29F85 color codes

HEX	`#A29F85`
RGB	`rgb(162, 159, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 62.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 18%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.1, -3.43, 13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.1, 14.4, 103.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.532, 34.172, 27.12)`
Decimal	`10657669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29F85, 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 #A29F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #A29F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29f85; }
.text { color: #a29f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 159 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29f85, #96a285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A29F85?: #A29F85 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29F85?: The RGB value is 162, 159, 133: 162 red, 159 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29F85?: The complementary color is #8588A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29F85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.