What color is #A6A974?

#A6A974 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6A974?

The RGB value is 166, 169, 116: 166 red, 169 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6A974?

The complementary color is #7774A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6A974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6A974 color

#A6A974 rgb(166, 169, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A6A974 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 66.3% green and 45.5% blue (166, 169, 116).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#A6A974 color codes

HEX	`#A6A974`
RGB	`rgb(166, 169, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 66.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 31%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 31%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.83, -9.69, 27.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.83, 28.75, 109.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.066, 37.744, 22.063)`
Decimal	`10922356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6A974, 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 #A6A974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6A974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #A6A974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6a974; }
.text { color: #a6a974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6a974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 169 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6a974, #8ba974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A6A974?: #A6A974 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6A974?: The RGB value is 166, 169, 116: 166 red, 169 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6A974?: The complementary color is #7774A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6A974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.