What color is #A39759?

#A39759 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39759?

The RGB value is 163, 151, 89: 163 red, 151 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39759?

The complementary color is #5965A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39759?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39759 color

#A39759 rgb(163, 151, 89)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A39759 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 59.2% green and 34.9% blue (163, 151, 89).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 29% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 45% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#A39759 color codes

HEX	`#A39759`
RGB	`rgb(163, 151, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 59.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 29%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 45%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 45%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.2, -4.49, 34.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.2, 34.45, 97.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.975, 30.642, 13.89)`
Decimal	`10721113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39759, 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 #A39759	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39759 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #A39759 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39759; }
.text { color: #a39759; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39759; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 151 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39759, #8aa359); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A39759?: #A39759 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39759?: The RGB value is 163, 151, 89: 163 red, 151 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39759?: The complementary color is #5965A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39759?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.