What color is #A2A236?

#A2A236 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Desert Locust. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A236?

The RGB value is 162, 162, 54: 162 red, 162 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A236?

The complementary color is #3636A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A236?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A236 color

#A2A236 rgb(162, 162, 54)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A2A236 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 63.5% green and 21.2% blue (162, 162, 54).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 50% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Desert Locust (#A9A450), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#A2A236 color codes

HEX	`#A2A236`
RGB	`rgb(162, 162, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 63.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 50%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 67%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 67%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.79, -13.64, 53.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.79, 55.49, 104.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.487, 33.789, 8.511)`
Decimal	`10658358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A236, 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 #A2A236	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A236 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #A2A236 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a236; }
.text { color: #a2a236; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a236; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 162 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a236, #6ca236); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A2A236?: #A2A236 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Desert Locust. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A236?: The RGB value is 162, 162, 54: 162 red, 162 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A236?: The complementary color is #3636A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A236?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.