What color is #A4A989?

#A4A989 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A989?

The RGB value is 164, 169, 137: 164 red, 169 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A989?

The complementary color is #8E89A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A989 color

#A4A989 rgb(164, 169, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4A989 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 66.3% green and 53.7% blue (164, 169, 137).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#A4A989 color codes

HEX	`#A4A989`
RGB	`rgb(164, 169, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 66.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 19%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 19%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.08, -7.41, 15.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.08, 17.59, 114.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.013, 38.075, 29.219)`
Decimal	`10791305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A989, 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 #A4A989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #A4A989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a989; }
.text { color: #a4a989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 169 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a989, #94a989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A4A989?: #A4A989 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A989?: The RGB value is 164, 169, 137: 164 red, 169 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A989?: The complementary color is #8E89A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.