What color is #A5942E?

#A5942E 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 #A5942E?

The RGB value is 165, 148, 46: 165 red, 148 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5942E?

The complementary color is #2E3FA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5942E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5942E color

#A5942E rgb(165, 148, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A5942E is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 58% green and 18% blue (165, 148, 46).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 56% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 72% 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 6.88:1).

#A5942E color codes

HEX	`#A5942E`
RGB	`rgb(165, 148, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 58%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 56%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 72%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 72%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.11, -5.33, 53.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.11, 53.66, 95.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.601, 29.378, 6.854)`
Decimal	`10851374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5942E, 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 #A5942E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A5942E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #A5942E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5942e; }
.text { color: #a5942e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5942e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 148 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5942e, #7aa52e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #A5942E?: #A5942E 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 #A5942E?: The RGB value is 165, 148, 46: 165 red, 148 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5942E?: The complementary color is #2E3FA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5942E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.