What color is #A4954B?

#A4954B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4954B?

The RGB value is 164, 149, 75: 164 red, 149 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4954B?

The complementary color is #4B5AA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4954B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4954B color

#A4954B rgb(164, 149, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A4954B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 58.4% green and 29.4% blue (164, 149, 75).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 37% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 54% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#A4954B color codes

HEX	`#A4954B`
RGB	`rgb(164, 149, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 58.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 37%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 54%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 54%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.56, -4.32, 40.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.56, 40.85, 96.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.328, 29.896, 10.986)`
Decimal	`10786123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4954B, 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 #A4954B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A4954B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #A4954B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4954b; }
.text { color: #a4954b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4954b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 149 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4954b, #86a44b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A4954B?: #A4954B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4954B?: The RGB value is 164, 149, 75: 164 red, 149 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4954B?: The complementary color is #4B5AA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4954B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.