What color is #A4964F?

#A4964F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4964F?

The RGB value is 164, 150, 79: 164 red, 150 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4964F?

The complementary color is #4F5DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4964F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4964F color

#A4964F rgb(164, 150, 79)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A4964F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 58.8% green and 31% blue (164, 150, 79).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 35% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 52% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#A4964F color codes

HEX	`#A4964F`
RGB	`rgb(164, 150, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 58.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 35%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 52%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.89, -4.51, 38.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.89, 39.24, 96.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.628, 30.271, 11.783)`
Decimal	`10786383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4964F, 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 #A4964F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4964F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #A4964F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4964f; }
.text { color: #a4964f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4964f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 150 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4964f, #88a44f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A4964F?: #A4964F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4964F?: The RGB value is 164, 150, 79: 164 red, 150 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4964F?: The complementary color is #4F5DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4964F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.