What color is #A49E84?

#A49E84 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49E84?

The RGB value is 164, 158, 132: 164 red, 158 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49E84?

The complementary color is #848AA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49E84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49E84 color

#A49E84 rgb(164, 158, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A49E84 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 62% green and 51.8% blue (164, 158, 132).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#A49E84 color codes

HEX	`#A49E84`
RGB	`rgb(164, 158, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 62%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.97, -2.27, 14.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.97, 14.57, 98.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.701, 34.013, 26.72)`
Decimal	`10788484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49E84, 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 #A49E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #A49E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49e84; }
.text { color: #a49e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 158 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49e84, #9aa484); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A49E84?: #A49E84 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49E84?: The RGB value is 164, 158, 132: 164 red, 158 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49E84?: The complementary color is #848AA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49E84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.