What color is #A5A88E?

#A5A88E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A88E?

The RGB value is 165, 168, 142: 165 red, 168 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A88E?

The complementary color is #918EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A88E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A88E color

#A5A88E rgb(165, 168, 142)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A5A88E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 65.9% green and 55.7% blue (165, 168, 142).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#A5A88E color codes

HEX	`#A5A88E`
RGB	`rgb(165, 168, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 65.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.99, -5.7, 13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.99, 14.28, 113.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.402, 37.958, 31.1)`
Decimal	`10856590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A88E, 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 #A5A88E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A88E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #A5A88E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a88e; }
.text { color: #a5a88e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a88e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 168 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a88e, #98a88e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A5A88E?: #A5A88E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A88E?: The RGB value is 165, 168, 142: 165 red, 168 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A88E?: The complementary color is #918EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A88E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.