What color is #A5A481?

#A5A481 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A481?

The RGB value is 165, 164, 129: 165 red, 164 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A481?

The complementary color is #8182A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A481 color

#A5A481 rgb(165, 164, 129)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A5A481 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 64.3% green and 50.6% blue (165, 164, 129).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 22% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#A5A481 color codes

HEX	`#A5A481`
RGB	`rgb(165, 164, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 64.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 22%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.62, -5.59, 18.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.62, 19.18, 106.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.755, 36.136, 26.014)`
Decimal	`10855553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A481, 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 #A5A481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #A5A481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a481; }
.text { color: #a5a481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 164 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a481, #94a581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A5A481?: #A5A481 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A481?: The RGB value is 165, 164, 129: 165 red, 164 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A481?: The complementary color is #8182A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.