What color is #A39000?

#A39000 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39000?

The RGB value is 163, 144, 0: 163 red, 144 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39000?

The complementary color is #0013A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39000?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39000 color

#A39000 rgb(163, 144, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A39000 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 56.5% green and 0% blue (163, 144, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 100% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Greedy Gecko (#AA9922), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#A39000 color codes

HEX	`#A39000`
RGB	`rgb(163, 144, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 56.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.65, -5.37, 63.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.65, 63.99, 94.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.079, 27.734, 4.032)`
Decimal	`10719232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39000, 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 #A39000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A39000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A39000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39000; }
.text { color: #a39000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 144 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39000, #65a300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #A39000?: #A39000 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39000?: The RGB value is 163, 144, 0: 163 red, 144 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39000?: The complementary color is #0013A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39000?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.