What color is #A39B70?

#A39B70 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39B70?

The RGB value is 163, 155, 112: 163 red, 155 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39B70?

The complementary color is #7078A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39B70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39B70 color

#A39B70 rgb(163, 155, 112)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A39B70 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 60.8% green and 43.9% blue (163, 155, 112).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 31% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#A39B70 color codes

HEX	`#A39B70`
RGB	`rgb(163, 155, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 60.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 31%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.67, -3.93, 23.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.67, 23.98, 99.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.751, 32.4, 20.013)`
Decimal	`10722160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39B70, 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 #A39B70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39B70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #A39B70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39b70; }
.text { color: #a39b70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39b70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 155 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39b70, #91a370); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A39B70?: #A39B70 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39B70?: The RGB value is 163, 155, 112: 163 red, 155 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39B70?: The complementary color is #7078A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39B70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.