What color is #A5A65E?

#A5A65E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A65E?

The RGB value is 165, 166, 94: 165 red, 166 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A65E?

The complementary color is #5F5EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A65E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A65E color

#A5A65E rgb(165, 166, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A5A65E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 65.1% green and 36.9% blue (165, 166, 94).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 29% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Earthly Delights (#A09F5B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#A5A65E color codes

HEX	`#A5A65E`
RGB	`rgb(165, 166, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 65.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 29%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 43%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 43%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.58, -11.14, 37.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.58, 38.68, 106.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.174, 36.081, 15.91)`
Decimal	`10856030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A65E, 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 #A5A65E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A65E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #A5A65E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a65e; }
.text { color: #a5a65e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a65e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 166 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a65e, #81a65e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A5A65E?: #A5A65E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A65E?: The RGB value is 165, 166, 94: 165 red, 166 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A65E?: The complementary color is #5F5EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A65E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.