What color is #A39E5D?

#A39E5D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39E5D?

The RGB value is 163, 158, 93: 163 red, 158 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39E5D?

The complementary color is #5D62A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39E5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39E5D color

#A39E5D rgb(163, 158, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A39E5D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 62% green and 36.5% blue (163, 158, 93).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 28% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 43% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Earthly Delights (#A09F5B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#A39E5D color codes

HEX	`#A39E5D`
RGB	`rgb(163, 158, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 62%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 28%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 43%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 43%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.19, -7.84, 34.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.19, 35.41, 102.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.307, 33.031, 15.186)`
Decimal	`10722909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39E5D, 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 #A39E5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39E5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #A39E5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39e5d; }
.text { color: #a39e5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39e5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 158 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39e5d, #85a35d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A39E5D?: #A39E5D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39E5D?: The RGB value is 163, 158, 93: 163 red, 158 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39E5D?: The complementary color is #5D62A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39E5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.