What color is #A4A789?

#A4A789 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A789?

The RGB value is 164, 167, 137: 164 red, 167 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A789?

The complementary color is #8C89A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A789?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A789 color

#A4A789 rgb(164, 167, 137)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A4A789 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 65.5% green and 53.7% blue (164, 167, 137).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#A4A789 color codes

HEX	`#A4A789`
RGB	`rgb(164, 167, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 65.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 18%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.53, -6.35, 15.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.53, 16.47, 112.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.644, 37.336, 29.096)`
Decimal	`10790793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A789, 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 #A4A789	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A789 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #A4A789 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a789; }
.text { color: #a4a789; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a789; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 167 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a789, #95a789); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A4A789?: #A4A789 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A789?: The RGB value is 164, 167, 137: 164 red, 167 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A789?: The complementary color is #8C89A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A789?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.