What color is #A59432?

#A59432 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59432?

The RGB value is 165, 148, 50: 165 red, 148 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59432?

The complementary color is #3243A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59432?

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.

#A59432 color

#A59432 rgb(165, 148, 50)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A59432 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 58% green and 19.6% blue (165, 148, 50).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 53% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 70% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Gecko (#9D913C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#A59432 color codes

HEX	`#A59432`
RGB	`rgb(165, 148, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 58%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 53%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 70%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 70%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.14, -5.11, 51.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.14, 52.05, 95.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.684, 29.411, 7.288)`
Decimal	`10851378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59432, 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 #A59432	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A59432 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 #A59432 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59432; }
.text { color: #a59432; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59432; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 148 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59432, #7da532); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #A59432?: #A59432 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59432?: The RGB value is 165, 148, 50: 165 red, 148 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59432?: The complementary color is #3243A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59432?: 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.