What color is #A4985B?

#A4985B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4985B?

The RGB value is 164, 152, 91: 164 red, 152 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4985B?

The complementary color is #5B67A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4985B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4985B color

#A4985B rgb(164, 152, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A4985B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 59.6% green and 35.7% blue (164, 152, 91).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 29% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 45% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#A4985B color codes

HEX	`#A4985B`
RGB	`rgb(164, 152, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 59.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 29%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 45%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 45%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.6, -4.4, 33.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.6, 33.9, 97.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.427, 31.105, 14.402)`
Decimal	`10786907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4985B, 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 #A4985B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4985B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #A4985B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4985b; }
.text { color: #a4985b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4985b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 152 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4985b, #8ba45b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A4985B?: #A4985B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4985B?: The RGB value is 164, 152, 91: 164 red, 152 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4985B?: The complementary color is #5B67A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4985B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.