What color is #A39559?

#A39559 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Backroom Ember. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39559?

The RGB value is 163, 149, 89: 163 red, 149 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39559?

The complementary color is #5967A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39559?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39559 color

#A39559 rgb(163, 149, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A39559 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 58.4% green and 34.9% blue (163, 149, 89).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 29% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 45% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Backroom Ember (#A19250), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#A39559 color codes

HEX	`#A39559`
RGB	`rgb(163, 149, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 58.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 29%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 45%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 45%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.66, -3.41, 33.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.66, 33.64, 95.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.656, 30.004, 13.784)`
Decimal	`10720601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39559, 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 #A39559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	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 #A39559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39559; }
.text { color: #a39559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 149 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39559, #8ca359); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A39559?: #A39559 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Backroom Ember. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39559?: The RGB value is 163, 149, 89: 163 red, 149 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39559?: The complementary color is #5967A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39559?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.