What color is #A39D6C?

#A39D6C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39D6C?

The RGB value is 163, 157, 108: 163 red, 157 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39D6C?

The complementary color is #6C72A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39D6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39D6C color

#A39D6C rgb(163, 157, 108)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A39D6C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 61.6% green and 42.4% blue (163, 157, 108).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 23% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 34% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#A39D6C color codes

HEX	`#A39D6C`
RGB	`rgb(163, 157, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 61.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 23%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 34%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 34%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.15, -5.53, 26.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.15, 27.04, 101.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.868, 32.984, 18.978)`
Decimal	`10722668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39D6C, 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 #A39D6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39D6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #A39D6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39d6c; }
.text { color: #a39d6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39d6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 157 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39d6c, #8da36c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A39D6C?: #A39D6C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39D6C?: The RGB value is 163, 157, 108: 163 red, 157 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39D6C?: The complementary color is #6C72A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39D6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.