What color is #A69C53?

#A69C53 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69C53?

The RGB value is 166, 156, 83: 166 red, 156 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69C53?

The complementary color is #535DA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69C53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69C53 color

#A69C53 rgb(166, 156, 83)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A69C53 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 61.2% green and 32.5% blue (166, 156, 83).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 33% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 50% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Formosan Green (#A69A51), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#A69C53 color codes

HEX	`#A69C53`
RGB	`rgb(166, 156, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 61.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 33%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 50%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 50%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.76, -6.51, 39.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.76, 39.78, 99.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.177, 32.509, 12.92)`
Decimal	`10918995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69C53, 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 #A69C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #A69C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69c53; }
.text { color: #a69c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 156 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69c53, #87a653); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A69C53?: #A69C53 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69C53?: The RGB value is 166, 156, 83: 166 red, 156 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69C53?: The complementary color is #535DA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69C53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.