What color is #A49423?

#A49423 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49423?

The RGB value is 164, 148, 35: 164 red, 148 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49423?

The complementary color is #2333A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49423?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49423 color

#A49423 rgb(164, 148, 35)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A49423 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 58% green and 13.7% blue (164, 148, 35).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 65% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 79% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Greedy Gecko (#AA9922), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#A49423 color codes

HEX	`#A49423`
RGB	`rgb(164, 148, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 58%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 65%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 79%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 79%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.95, -6.27, 57.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.95, 57.58, 96.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.204, 29.195, 5.845)`
Decimal	`10785827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49423, 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 #A49423	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A49423 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A49423 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49423; }
.text { color: #a49423; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49423; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 148 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49423, #74a423); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #A49423?: #A49423 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49423?: The RGB value is 164, 148, 35: 164 red, 148 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49423?: The complementary color is #2333A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49423?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.