What color is #A39F46?

#A39F46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Desert Locust. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39F46?

The RGB value is 163, 159, 70: 163 red, 159 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39F46?

The complementary color is #464AA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39F46?

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.

#A39F46 color

#A39F46 rgb(163, 159, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A39F46 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 62.4% green and 27.5% blue (163, 159, 70).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 40% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 57% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Desert Locust (#A9A450), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A39F46 color codes

HEX	`#A39F46`
RGB	`rgb(163, 159, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 62.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 40%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 57%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 57%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.18, -10.53, 46.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.18, 47.25, 102.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.609, 33.026, 10.661)`
Decimal	`10723142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39F46, 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 #A39F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39F46 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 #A39F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39f46; }
.text { color: #a39f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 159 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39f46, #78a346); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A39F46?: #A39F46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Desert Locust. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39F46?: The RGB value is 163, 159, 70: 163 red, 159 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39F46?: The complementary color is #464AA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39F46?: 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.