What color is #A4A386?

#A4A386 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A386?

The RGB value is 164, 163, 134: 164 red, 163 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A386?

The complementary color is #8687A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A386?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A386 color

#A4A386 rgb(164, 163, 134)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A4A386 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 63.9% green and 52.5% blue (164, 163, 134).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 14% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#A4A386 color codes

HEX	`#A4A386`
RGB	`rgb(164, 163, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 63.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 14%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 18%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.37, -4.67, 15.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.37, 15.94, 107.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.71, 35.808, 27.738)`
Decimal	`10789766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A386, 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 #A4A386	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A386 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #A4A386 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a386; }
.text { color: #a4a386; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a386; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 163 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a386, #96a486); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A4A386?: #A4A386 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A386?: The RGB value is 164, 163, 134: 164 red, 163 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A386?: The complementary color is #8687A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A386?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.