What color is #A49D71?

#A49D71 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49D71?

The RGB value is 164, 157, 113: 164 red, 157 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49D71?

The complementary color is #7178A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49D71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49D71 color

#A49D71 rgb(164, 157, 113)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A49D71 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 61.6% green and 44.3% blue (164, 157, 113).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 31% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#A49D71 color codes

HEX	`#A49D71`
RGB	`rgb(164, 157, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 61.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.32, -4.47, 23.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.32, 24.4, 100.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.348, 33.199, 20.429)`
Decimal	`10788209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49D71, 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 #A49D71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49D71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #A49D71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49d71; }
.text { color: #a49d71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49d71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 157 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49d71, #92a471); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A49D71?: #A49D71 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49D71?: The RGB value is 164, 157, 113: 164 red, 157 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49D71?: The complementary color is #7178A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49D71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.