What color is #A2A483?

#A2A483 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A483?

The RGB value is 162, 164, 131: 162 red, 164 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A483?

The complementary color is #8583A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A483?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A483 color

#A2A483 rgb(162, 164, 131)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A2A483 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 64.3% green and 51.4% blue (162, 164, 131).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#A2A483 color codes

HEX	`#A2A483`
RGB	`rgb(162, 164, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 64.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.42, -6.45, 16.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.42, 18.12, 110.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.272, 35.871, 26.692)`
Decimal	`10658947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A483, 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 #A2A483	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A483 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #A2A483 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a483; }
.text { color: #a2a483; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a483; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 164 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a483, #91a483); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A2A483?: #A2A483 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A483?: The RGB value is 162, 164, 131: 162 red, 164 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A483?: The complementary color is #8583A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A483?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.