What color is #A6A589?

#A6A589 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 #A6A589?

The RGB value is 166, 165, 137: 166 red, 165 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6A589?

The complementary color is #898AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6A589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6A589 color

#A6A589 rgb(166, 165, 137)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A6A589 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 64.7% green and 53.7% blue (166, 165, 137).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#A6A589 color codes

HEX	`#A6A589`
RGB	`rgb(166, 165, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 64.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.14, -4.51, 14.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.14, 15.36, 107.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.696, 36.824, 28.995)`
Decimal	`10921353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6A589, 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 #A6A589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6A589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #A6A589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6a589; }
.text { color: #a6a589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6a589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 165 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6a589, #99a689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A6A589?: #A6A589 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 #A6A589?: The RGB value is 166, 165, 137: 166 red, 165 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6A589?: The complementary color is #898AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6A589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.