What color is #A69413?

#A69413 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69413?

The RGB value is 166, 148, 19: 166 red, 148 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69413?

The complementary color is #1325A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69413?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69413 color

#A69413 rgb(166, 148, 19)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A69413 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 58% green and 7.5% blue (166, 148, 19).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 79% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 89% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Greedy Gecko (#AA9922), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#A69413 color codes

HEX	`#A69413`
RGB	`rgb(166, 148, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 58%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 79%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 89%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 89%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.08, -5.85, 61.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.08, 62.1, 95.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.435, 29.335, 4.886)`
Decimal	`10916883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69413, 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 #A69413	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A69413 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A69413 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69413; }
.text { color: #a69413; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69413; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 148 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69413, #6ea613); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #A69413?: #A69413 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69413?: The RGB value is 166, 148, 19: 166 red, 148 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69413?: The complementary color is #1325A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69413?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.