What color is #A49B5F?

#A49B5F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49B5F?

The RGB value is 164, 155, 95: 164 red, 155 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49B5F?

The complementary color is #5F68A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49B5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49B5F color

#A49B5F rgb(164, 155, 95)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A49B5F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 60.8% green and 37.3% blue (164, 155, 95).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 27% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 42% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#A49B5F color codes

HEX	`#A49B5F`
RGB	`rgb(164, 155, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 60.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 27%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 42%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 42%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.48, -5.59, 32.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.48, 33.08, 99.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.097, 32.162, 15.499)`
Decimal	`10787679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49B5F, 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 #A49B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #A49B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49b5f; }
.text { color: #a49b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 155 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49b5f, #8ba45f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A49B5F?: #A49B5F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49B5F?: The RGB value is 164, 155, 95: 164 red, 155 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49B5F?: The complementary color is #5F68A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49B5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.