What color is #A5A779?

#A5A779 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A779?

The RGB value is 165, 167, 121: 165 red, 167 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A779?

The complementary color is #7B79A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A779 color

#A5A779 rgb(165, 167, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A5A779 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 65.5% green and 47.5% blue (165, 167, 121).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#A5A779 color codes

HEX	`#A5A779`
RGB	`rgb(165, 167, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 65.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.29, -8.35, 23.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.29, 25.06, 109.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.787, 37.018, 23.503)`
Decimal	`10856313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A779, 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 #A5A779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #A5A779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a779; }
.text { color: #a5a779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 167 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a779, #8ea779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A5A779?: #A5A779 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A779?: The RGB value is 165, 167, 121: 165 red, 167 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A779?: The complementary color is #7B79A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.