What color is #A49436?

#A49436 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49436?

The RGB value is 164, 148, 54: 164 red, 148 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49436?

The complementary color is #3646A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49436?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49436 color

#A49436 rgb(164, 148, 54)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A49436 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 58% green and 21.2% blue (164, 148, 54).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 50% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 67% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gecko (#9D913C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#A49436 color codes

HEX	`#A49436`
RGB	`rgb(164, 148, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 58%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 50%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 67%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 67%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.08, -5.33, 50)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.08, 50.28, 96.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.567, 29.34, 7.753)`
Decimal	`10785846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49436, 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 #A49436	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A49436 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #A49436 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49436; }
.text { color: #a49436; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49436; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 148 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49436, #7da436); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #A49436?: #A49436 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49436?: The RGB value is 164, 148, 54: 164 red, 148 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49436?: The complementary color is #3646A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49436?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.