What color is #A59337?

#A59337 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59337?

The RGB value is 165, 147, 55: 165 red, 147 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59337?

The complementary color is #3749A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59337?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59337 color

#A59337 rgb(165, 147, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A59337 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 57.6% green and 21.6% blue (165, 147, 55).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 50% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 67% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Gecko (#9D913C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#A59337 color codes

HEX	`#A59337`
RGB	`rgb(165, 147, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 57.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 50%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 67%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 67%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.91, -4.28, 49.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.91, 49.6, 94.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.642, 29.144, 7.836)`
Decimal	`10851127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59337, 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 #A59337	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A59337 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #A59337 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59337; }
.text { color: #a59337; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59337; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 147 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59337, #80a537); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #A59337?: #A59337 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59337?: The RGB value is 165, 147, 55: 165 red, 147 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59337?: The complementary color is #3749A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59337?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.