What color is #A3A079?

#A3A079 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A079?

The RGB value is 163, 160, 121: 163 red, 160 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A079?

The complementary color is #797CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A079 color

#A3A079 rgb(163, 160, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A3A079 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 62.7% green and 47.5% blue (163, 160, 121).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 26% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#A3A079 color codes

HEX	`#A3A079`
RGB	`rgb(163, 160, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 62.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.21, -5.39, 20.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.21, 21.47, 104.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.126, 34.309, 23.068)`
Decimal	`10723449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A079, 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 #A3A079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #A3A079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a079; }
.text { color: #a3a079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 160 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a079, #91a379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A3A079?: #A3A079 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A079?: The RGB value is 163, 160, 121: 163 red, 160 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A079?: The complementary color is #797CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.