What color is #A5932A?

#A5932A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5932A?

The RGB value is 165, 147, 42: 165 red, 147 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5932A?

The complementary color is #2A3CA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5932A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5932A color

#A5932A rgb(165, 147, 42)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A5932A is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 57.6% green and 16.5% blue (165, 147, 42).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 59% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 75% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Greedy Gecko (#AA9922), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#A5932A color codes

HEX	`#A5932A`
RGB	`rgb(165, 147, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 57.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 59%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 75%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 75%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.81, -4.98, 54.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.81, 54.88, 95.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.37, 29.035, 6.405)`
Decimal	`10851114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5932A, 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 #A5932A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A5932A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A5932A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5932a; }
.text { color: #a5932a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5932a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 147 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5932a, #79a52a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #A5932A?: #A5932A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5932A?: The RGB value is 165, 147, 42: 165 red, 147 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5932A?: The complementary color is #2A3CA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5932A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.