What color is #A5A680?

#A5A680 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A680?

The RGB value is 165, 166, 128: 165 red, 166 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A680?

The complementary color is #8180A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A680 color

#A5A680 rgb(165, 166, 128)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A5A680 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 65.1% green and 50.2% blue (165, 166, 128).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#A5A680 color codes

HEX	`#A5A680`
RGB	`rgb(165, 166, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 65.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 23%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.15, -6.81, 19.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.15, 20.77, 109.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.049, 36.831, 25.786)`
Decimal	`10856064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A680, 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 #A5A680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #A5A680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a680; }
.text { color: #a5a680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 166 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a680, #92a680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A5A680?: #A5A680 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A680?: The RGB value is 165, 166, 128: 165 red, 166 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A680?: The complementary color is #8180A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.