What color is #A5A581?

#A5A581 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 #A5A581?

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

What is the complementary color of #A5A581?

The complementary color is #8181A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A581?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A581 color

#A5A581 rgb(165, 165, 129)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A5A581 is a grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#A5A581 color codes

HEX	`#A5A581`
RGB	`rgb(165, 165, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 64.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 22%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.9, -6.12, 18.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.9, 19.7, 108.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.934, 36.495, 26.074)`
Decimal	`10855809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A581, 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 #A5A581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #A5A581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a581; }
.text { color: #a5a581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 165 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a581, #93a581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A5A581?: #A5A581 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 #A5A581?: The RGB value is 165, 165, 129: 165 red, 165 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A581?: The complementary color is #8181A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A581?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.